Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
The Popular Front for The Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a self-proclaimed secular Palestinian Marxist-Lenninist and Socialist org.
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Ellie Newis
- Jul 14
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)
he Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) was a hacker group that claimed to support the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad
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Daniel Hall
- Apr 3
Mojahedin-e-Kalq (MEK)
Overview Thousands of supporters of the exiled Iranian opposition group, Mojaehdin-e-Kalq (MEK), gathered as American political figure...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Mar 20
Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)
Introduction & Overview The Sinjar Resistance Units, also known as the YBŞ or the Yekîneyên Berxwedana Sengalê, is an ethnic Yazidi...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Mar 20
Fatah al-Intifada
Fatah al-Intifada is an armed militant Palestinian faction which is active in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
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Giulio Rimondo
- Mar 19
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين), also known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a radical Sunni I
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Jericho Leavitt
- Mar 4
Fatah
Insurgency Overview Formerly the Palestine National Liberation Movement, Fatah is a Palestinian nationalist political party. The group...
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Daniel Hall
- Mar 1
Liwa al-Quds
Insurgency Overview Liwa al-Quds (Free Jerusalem) is a Palestinian armed group loyal to the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria....
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Walter Niehoff
- Feb 26
Basij
The Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin, or the Basij, is an Iranian paramilitary militia organized under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Nov 24, 2023
Hezbollah
Insurgency Overview Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group. It is led by Secretary-General Hassan...
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Daniel Hall
- Nov 18, 2023
Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
Insurgency Overview The Women’s Protection Units (Yekîneyên Parastina Jin or YPJ for short) have attracted much attention over the last...
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George Kefford
- Nov 1, 2023
Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU)
Insurgency Overview The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ) (Arabic: وحدات حماية سهل نينوى) or...
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Orlando Miceli
- Oct 19, 2023
Tiger Forces (Syrian 25th Special Mission Forces Division)
Introduction & Overview The Tiger Forces are an elite formation of the Syrian Arab Army that was formed in 2013 by drawing select...
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Jean Franco
- Aug 15, 2023
Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance
Insurgency Overview Throughout the Yemen Civil War (2014-Present), and indeed throughout much of its history, the southern Arabian region...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jul 20, 2023
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades
Introduction & Overview Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades (كتائب أبو حفص المصري) are a group which are alleged to be a branch of, or a part of,...
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Daniel Hall
- Jul 12, 2023
SADAT
Insurgency Overview SADAT International Defense and Consultancy is a Turkish-based private military contractor (PMC). Founded in 2012 by...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jun 19, 2023
Al-Qaeda in Kurdistan (Kurdistan Brigades)
Insurgency Overview Al-Qaeda in Kurdistan, also known as the Kurdistan Brigades, is a militant Islamist organisation which is primarily...
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Orlando Miceli
- Jun 1, 2023
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (JRTN)
Introduction & Overview The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Jaysh Rajal al-Tariqah al-Naqshbandia, JRTN) is an Iraqi insurgent...
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Patrick Pearson
- May 23, 2023
Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
Insurgency Overview The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant and political organization founded in 1978 by Abdullah...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- May 5, 2023
Syriac Union Party (SUP)
Introduction & Overview The Syriac Union Party (ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ - SUP) is an Assyrian/Syriac political organisation and political party...
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