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Independent Analysis on Militant Activity Around the Globe | Founded by @LucasADWebber, @War_Noir, and @PotempkinBrain. Contact: [email protected]

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The Rise of Besira: Islamic State Supporters in Search of a Digital “Safe Space” - by @chambersharold8 militantwire.com/p/the-rise-…

The Rise of Besira: Islamic State Supporters in Search of a Digital “Safe Space”

Counter-terrorism efforts have disrupted the pro-Islamic State (IS) digital landscape, including an IS-controlled website running Rocket.Chat that users considered to be one of the most secure.

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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Armed Group Drone Attacks and State Counter-Drone Interceptions in West Africa (Credit @NiccolaMilnes) militantwire.com/p/defending…
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare - by @LucasADWebber militantwire.com/p/fighting-…

Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare

The Islamic State’s weekly newsletter al-Naba regularly carries an editorial that sets the ideological tone for the group’s supporters.

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Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare - by @LucasADWebber militantwire.com/p/fighting-…

Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare

The Islamic State’s weekly newsletter al-Naba regularly carries an editorial that sets the ideological tone for the group’s supporters.

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Informative. Maps and a video of maps.
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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#Drones are also reshaping the #security landscape in #WestAfrica. Another insightful analysis by @MilitantWire militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Inside ISWAP's Online Propaganda Machine: How Al-Buhaira Outlet is Waging a War of Words Across the Lake Chad Basin - by @BorakKiria and @LucasADWebber militantwire.com/p/inside-is…

Inside ISWAP's Online Propaganda Machine: How Al-Buhaira Outlet is Waging a War of Words Across the...

When the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) split from its predecessor organization, Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram in 2016, it began developing a more systematic media strategy.

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Deceit and Disguise: Perfidy in Political Violence - by @Jacob_A_Ware militantwire.com/p/deceit-an…

Deceit and Disguise: Perfidy in Political Violence

As he prepared to embark on a killing spree aimed at Minnesota’s Democratic political leadership, Vance Boelter donned a silicone mask and police uniform and stepped into an SUV decked with “law-en...

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In-Depth Analysis: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Aggressive Campaign to Direct and Inspire Attacks in the West - by @misterEpete militantwire.com/p/ind-depth…

In-Depth Analysis: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Aggressive Campaign to Direct and Inspire...

After weathering a period of financial instability and difficulty with its recruitment and logistical capabilities, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) remains the most significant threat within...

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Weapons Analysis: ELN and FARC Guerrillas Operating Armed Drones - by @war_noir militantwire.com/p/weapons-a…

Weapons Analysis: ELN and FARC Guerrillas Operating Armed Drones

The globally rising trend of drone attacks has also been frequently observed among Colombian guerrilla groups.

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How Far Out Are Terrorists From Using Maritime Drones? Rapid Technological Advances Are Closing the Gap - by @CarlHPetersonIV militantwire.com/p/how-far-o…

How Far Out Are Terrorists From Using Maritime Drones?

Rapid Technological Advances Are Closing the Gap

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Files Without Borders: The Diffusion of 3D-Printed Weapons Designs from the Russo-Ukrainian War - by Rueben Dass and @SenftPatrick militantwire.com/p/files-wit…

Files Without Borders: The Diffusion of 3D-Printed Weapons Designs from the Russo-Ukrainian War

3D-printing technology has played a pivotal role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Drones Used by FARC and ELN in Colombia - by @war_noir militantwire.com/p/drones-us…

FPV Drones Used by FARC and ELN in Colombia

The use of first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones throughout the Russia–Ukraine war has influenced numerous conflicts worldwide and contributed to the growing adoption of this type of drone.

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Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare - by @LucasADWebber militantwire.com/p/fighting-…

Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare

The Islamic State’s weekly newsletter al-Naba regularly carries an editorial that sets the ideological tone for the group’s supporters.

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Armed Group Drone Attacks and State Counter-Drone Interceptions in West Africa (Credit @NiccolaMilnes) militantwire.com/p/defending…
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Militant Wire co-founder @LucasADWebber, MW analyst @misterEpete, and @TheSoufanCenter Executive Director @ColinPClarke analyzed the rising Islamic State Sahel threat to Europe and the West for @lawfare lawfaremedia.org/article/the…

The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West

The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain.

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Militant Wire analysis @sadarlo1 and @G88Daniele spoke to @TheMediaLine about how extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them jpost.com/international/arti…

Extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them, expert says

The scale of the destruction has also prompted wider questions about how social grievances developed into a national security crisis, whether extremist networks are exploiting the unrest.

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The Rise of Besira: Islamic State Supporters in Search of a Digital “Safe Space” - by @chambersharold8 militantwire.com/p/the-rise-…

The Rise of Besira: Islamic State Supporters in Search of a Digital “Safe Space”

Counter-terrorism efforts have disrupted the pro-Islamic State (IS) digital landscape, including an IS-controlled website running Rocket.Chat that users considered to be one of the most secure.

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Militant Wire analysis @sadarlo1 and @G88Daniele spoke to @TheMediaLine about how extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them jpost.com/international/arti…

Extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them, expert says

The scale of the destruction has also prompted wider questions about how social grievances developed into a national security crisis, whether extremist networks are exploiting the unrest.

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Militant Wire co-founder @LucasADWebber, MW analyst @misterEpete, and @TheSoufanCenter Executive Director @ColinPClarke analyzed the rising Islamic State Sahel threat to Europe and the West for @lawfare lawfaremedia.org/article/the…

The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West

The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain.

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