Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
Introduction & Overview The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist/secessionist organization operating in Nigeria that aims...
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The Insurgency Archive is a database of global political movements and insurgencies. Our writers are entirely neutral on all issues covered, and this archive does not in any way seek to condone violence or extremism. The journalistic objective of The Modern Insurgent is to create a purely informative database of scholarly articles and analyses of political movements.
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Sep 11
Ansaru
Insurgency Overview Ansaru is an Islamic, Jihadist fundamentalist organisation and terrorist group which is based in the northeast of...
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Ethan Rooney
- Sep 6
Red Dragons
*Note: The Red Dragon militia group do not have an official flag. This is the flag of the self-proclaimed State of Ambazonia which they...
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Orlando Miceli
- Aug 4
Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL)
Insurgency Overview The Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL) is a Gaddafi-loyalist militia and political party which has...
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Liam Coyle
- May 9
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)
Note: This is not the official flag of the Niger Delta Avengers, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of Biafra (as this...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Apr 25
Arrow Boys
Note: This is not the official flag of the Arrow Boys, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of South Sudan (as this is the...
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Nicholas Kramer
- Feb 24
Islamic State Mozambique (ISM)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) is the name given to the Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has been affiliated...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Feb 9
Hasm Movement
Insurgency Overview The Hasm Movement, also known as Harakat Sawa’d Misr, Arms of Egypt Movement, and Harikat Souaid Misr (Pompeo, 2021)...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Feb 1
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Introduction & Overview Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) is an ISIS affiliate organisation which operates in the Sahel region...
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Nicholas Kramer
- Jan 25
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is a Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has acted as a subsidiary of...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jan 24
Islamic State in Libya (ISL)
Introduction & Overview The Islamic State in Libya (IS in Libya - ISL) is an extension of the Islamist militant organisation in Syria...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jan 13
Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Insurgency Overview The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a Sudanese government-funded and operated paramilitary force. The RSF grew out of...
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Daniele Molteni
- Dec 31, 2022
Boko Haram (JAS Faction)
Insurgency Overview Boko Haram is a Salafi-Jihadist group which was founded in 2002 and is fighting for the implementation of strict...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Nov 27, 2022
Janjaweed
Note: This is not the official flag of the Janjaweed, but rather a reproduction based on the badges they wear (which contains Sudan's...
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Hamish Harris
- Nov 27, 2022
Mai-Mai Kata Katanga
Introduction & Overview Mai-Mai Kata Katanga is a rebel organisation which formed in 2011 and operates in the Southeastern province of...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Nov 23, 2022
Anti-Balaka Militants
Note: This is not the official flag of the Anti-Balaka militias, but rather a reproduction based on the badges they wear (which contains...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Nov 9, 2022
Tubu Militias
Note: the flag below is the flag of the Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya; Tubu Militias do not have one general flag. Introduction...
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Tim Koen
- Nov 8, 2022
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
Insurgency Overview Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) is an Afrikaans-South African far-right group fighting for an independent...
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Petr Tomek
- Oct 24, 2022
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
Group Overview The Lords Resistance Army is an armed rebel group originally founded in Uganda in response to Museveni's takeover. The...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Oct 14, 2022
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)
Group Overview Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin’ (JNIM) is a Jihadist insurgent group that is active in the Maghreb and West Africa....
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