Mullah Dadullah Front
The Mullah Dadullah Front was an extreme insurgent faction of the Taliban in Afghanistan, named after a notoriously violent Taliban command
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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.
Jeff Hanrahan
- Aug 2
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (National Revolutionary Front, or BRN for short) is an Islamist separatist group in southern Thailand.
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Jeff Hanrahan
- May 20
Chin National Front
Insurgency Overview The Chin National Front (CNF) is a political party in Myanmar that seeks self-determination for the Chin people...
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Walter Niehoff
- Apr 10
Student Armed Force (SAF)
Introduction The Student Armed Force (SAF) is a Burmese militia group formed in the wake of the 2021 Burmese coup d’etat. The group is...
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Micah Hughey
- Mar 20
Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)
The Karen (Kuh-ren) National Liberation Army (KNLA) is a military branch of the political organization [...]
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Jeff Hanrahan
- Mar 3
Falun Gong (法轮功)
Falun Gong (法轮功)(Dharma Wheel Practice) or Falun Dafa (法轮大法)(Great Dharma Wheel Practice) is a type of Chinese new religious movement that i
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Walter Niehoff
- Feb 5
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, also known as the MILF, is a Filipino militant group dedicated to the self-determination of the Moro.....
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Jeff Hanrahan
- Nov 30, 2023
Sun Yee On (New Righteousness & Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild)
Insurgency Overview Sun Yee On (新義安), or the New Righteousness and Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild, is the largest and ostensibly...
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Jericho Leavitt
- Oct 18, 2023
Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)
Insurgency Overview The Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a political separatist organization that operates in both the...
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Daniel Hall
- Sep 10, 2023
Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph
Insurgency Overview Few groups are as fascinating from an analytical perspective as the Japanese new religion cult, Aum Shinrikyo....
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Jeff Hanrahan
- Sep 3, 2023
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Insurgency Overview The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), also known as the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) or the East Turkistan...
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Jeff Hanrahan
- Jul 15, 2023
National Socialism Association (NSA)
Insurgency Overview The National Socialism Association (NSA) is a Taiwanese far-right political organization. Despite having been labeled...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jul 1, 2023
Taliban
Insurgency Overview The Taliban are a Pashtun fundamentalist Islamic group and political movement in Afghanistan. Formed by Mohammad Omar...
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Andi Basro
- Apr 21, 2023
Patani United Liberation Organisation (PULO)
Insurgency Overview Patani United Liberation Organisation or PULO is a Malay-Muslim separatist movement mainly operating in Southern...
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Jeff Hanrahan
- Apr 18, 2023
Honker Union
Insurgency Overview The Hóngkè Union of China (中国红客)(HUC) is a Chinese nationalist hacker group most famously known for defacing the...
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Nicholas Kramer
- Apr 15, 2023
Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK) has acted as a subsidiary of the Islamic State (IS) within Afghanistan and...
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Andi Basro
- Mar 12, 2023
Abu Sayyaf (Islamic State - East Asia Province)
Insurgency Overview Abu Sayyaf, also known as the Islamic State - East Asia Province, is a jihadist separatist insurgency operating in...
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Liam Coyle
- Feb 28, 2023
Myanmar People's Defence Force (PDF)
Insurgency Overview The Myanmar People’s Defence Force (PDF) is a citizen militia formed to combat the military dictatorship which came...
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Giulio Rimondo
- Feb 24, 2023
Naxalite Movement
Insurgency & Overview The Naxalites (नक्सली आंदोलन) are an Indian Marxist-Leninist-Maoist political-military movement, which combines...
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Daniel Hall
- Feb 6, 2023
Artsakh Defence Army (ADA)
Introduction & Overview The Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) is the military of the unrecognized Armenian breakaway Republic of Artsakh, also...
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