On October 7 in Karachi, Pakistan, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) carried out a suicide bombing against a convoy of Chinese nationals departing from the country’s largest airport.

Xhemati Alban is a subgroup of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—HTS itself having split from Al-Qaeda later in the Syrian Civil War—formed by Muslim militants from Albania.

When examining the arsenal of non-state armed actors operating in the Philippines, it is seen that these groups mostly use US-origin weapons and ammunition.

A large blast ripped through the third floor of an apartment building in the central Athens borough of Ambelokipi, late on the evening of October 31st, tearing down walls, collapsing adjacent flats, blowing out glass and leaving external railings on balconies…

There is a little-known militant group currently operating in Nigeria which has been around since about 2016-2017.

Last month, Indian police claimed that at least 10 Maoists were killed in an operation in the state of Chhattisgarh, a hotspot for what is termed “left-wing extremism” in India.

The Shaheen Brigade, also referred to as the Falcon Brigade, is a prominent unit within the Syrian opposition forces currently storming across the country, mostly led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and particularly active in the recent rebel offensive that…

When examined in general, Kalashnikov variant (AK-47 and AKM-pattern) assault rifles, PK variant 7.62x54mmR general-purpose machine guns and RPG-7 Launchers constitute a large part of the contemporary Islamic State’s (ISIS) arsenal.

Drones, Guided Missiles, and Other Arms

The development and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, is one of the defining features of conflict in the early 21st century.

It was previously known that various weapons produced by Sudan appeared on different fronts from time to time before the civil war between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces that started in Sudan in 2023.

Tactical Refinement in Modern Non-State Warfare

A Brief Analysis of IS's Weapons in Georgia

Juan Carlos Felix Gastelum ('El Chavo Félix’), a financial operator of the ‘La Mayiza’ faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), and the son-in-law of Ismael Zambada Garcia ‘El Mayo,’ was captured on January 18th, 2025, during an operation in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

A Review of Death is Our Business by John Lechner

On January 21st, 2025, Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISKP) jihadists using automatic rifles shot a Chinese mining worker to death in Afghanistan’s Northeast Takhar Province while being driven with his interpreter to the Dasht-e-Qala district when their…

On March 31, Al-Qaeda’s Somalian branch, Al-Shabaab, released a 32-minute-long video through its Al-Kataib propaganda outlet.

In 2025, Russian forces conducted several operations against Islamic State (IS) cells operating in Moscow, Pskov, and Dagestan.

Belgian authorities recently disrupted a jihadist plot in Antwerp that involved the use of kamikaze drones – a disturbing evolution in terrorist tactics.

It has been over three years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM), which is now the fastest consumer application to reach 100 million users and has become synonymous with the term “artificial intelligence” (AI).

AQAP’s latest statement fits into a broader trend of Al‑Qaeda branches adopting increasingly hostile rhetoric and kinetic action against Chinese interests, even when Uyghurs or Xinjiang are not explicitly mentioned.