On November 5th, 2022, Greece’s anarchist urban guerrilla network, the Direct Action Cells (DAC), released a communique claiming two separate attacks on the heels of another claim at the end of October, which broke the group’s brief operational hiatus from…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and other global actors are facing an increasingly unstable situation in the Sahel region. This comes amid a rise in violent extremist organization (VEO) activity in Mali…

Ovidio Guzmán López “ El Raton '', a head figure in Los Chapitos faction of The Sinaloa Cartel, Leader of Los Menores Faction in the Pacific Cartel, and son of former Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán “El Chapo” had been recaptured in an operation headed by Mexico’s…

Ethiopian Forces were supplied with a range of weapons from various countries over the past years. As the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) were fighting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the government…

On January 11, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) conducted a suicide bombing targeting the Afghan foreign ministry facility in the capital city of Kabul.

Flashpoints is a new series by Militant Wire that examines the world’s most dangerous conflict zones and their potential impact on global security. The ongoing insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado poses a significant threat to both…

The Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) has markedly intensified their criticism of Taliban foreign relations in recent months with one of the primary targets being China. ISKP seeks to undermine the Taliban’s credibility amongst hardliners by pointing…

Since the onset of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s Wagner organization has attracted global media attention, boosted its operational profile, and has been involved in some of the most intense fighting of the war.

In early January 2023, unconfirmed reports circulated that France would announce the departure of the French special forces dubbed ‘Operation Sabre’ stationed in Kamboinsin, on the outskirts of the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou. The complete withdrawal is…

In Nigeria, two significant events occurred between Christmas and the New Year. The first took place on December 29th with an explosion in Kogi State. What is particularly newsworthy about the incident is that the blast occurred while President Muhammadu…

Since the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria lost their territorial caliphate and their ranks were decimated by local forces and the international coalition, related networks have received much less attention from the international media — save for fleeting…

Over two days starting on 22 January 2023, Al-Qaeda’s branch, the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), released footage through its media wing Az-Zallaqa on Chirp Wire showing notable tribal figures pledging allegiance to JNIM emir Iyad Ag Ghaly…

On 8 January 2023, German police arrested two Iranians in the town of Castrop-Rauxel in North-Rhine Westphalia on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack using ricin and cyanide. This is the second plot in Germany in five years that involved the alleged…

A Brief History of the Yugoslav Wars In 1980, the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, passed away. In the lead-up to his death and especially since, many have posited that Yugoslavia was destined to disintegrate without…

The Islamic State (IS), since losing the last of its caliphate territory in 2019, has been increasingly promoting its African branches and touting their battlefield successes.

After an unusual appearance in the Menaka region in Mali, Al-Qaeda’s branch, the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) Emir, Iyad Ag Ghaly, has allegedly met members of the Tuareg armed political groups in the Kidal region in northern Mali.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, there has been an eruption of partisan activity in Russia itself, most of which has consisted of low-level sabotage and arson attacks, but which is becoming increasingly sophisticated and organized.

The Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) has been intensifying its hostile rhetoric against China in recent months and has launched multiple attacks targeting Chinese nationals in Afghanistan.

In the bombed-out hulk of what appears to be a rail depot, “White” ground force commander Polygon sets his watch to a countdown of two hours, and presses start. Simultaneously, an ominous two-hour countdown clock appears in the upper right of the viewer’s…

The recent success of Somali government forces and their clan allies — backed by US operations and intelligence — was punctuated by the capture of the port of Haradhare on January 16, 2023. It was a significant symbolic victory for the Somali government as…

According to Indonesian police, at least 53 Indonesian civilians and security forces were killed in the Indonesian Papuan provinces, or West Papua, in 2022. At least 39 were civilians; another 37 people were injured. In 2021, 34 people were killed – around…