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
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...
148
George Kefford
- Nov 1
Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU)
Insurgency Overview The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ) (Arabic: وحدات حماية سهل نينوى) or...
494
Orlando Miceli
- Oct 19
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
Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance
Insurgency Overview Throughout the Yemen Civil War (2014-Present), and indeed throughout much of its history, the southern Arabian region...
153
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jul 20
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,...
236
Daniel Hall
- Jul 12
SADAT
Insurgency Overview SADAT International Defense and Consultancy is a Turkish-based private military contractor (PMC). Founded in 2012 by...
306
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Jun 18
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...
162
Orlando Miceli
- Jun 1
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...
293
Patrick Pearson
- May 23
Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
Insurgency Overview The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant and political organization founded in 1978 by Abdullah...
336
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- May 4
Syriac Union Party (SUP)
Introduction & Overview The Syriac Union Party (ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ - SUP) is an Assyrian/Syriac political organisation and political party...
231
Michael Archer
- Apr 26
Hamas
Insurgency Overview The ‘Islamic Resistance Movement’ (also known as Hamas, or Ḥarakah al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah) is a Palestinian...
603
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Apr 15
Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL)
Insurgency Overview Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and also the Islamic State of Iraq...
212
Miles O'Reilly
- Mar 22
Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF)
Insurgency Overview The National Resistance Forces (NRF), or Joint Forces, is a loose coalition of three separate fighting forces in the...
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Orlando Miceli
- Mar 19
Shabiha
Note: This is not the official flag of the Shabiha, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of Syria (as this is the country they...
583
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Mar 19
People’s Defense Units (YPG)
Introduction & Overview The People's Defense Units (YPG - Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) are a Kurdish militia based in Syria and is the main...
516
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Mar 11
Ahrar al-Sharqiya
Insurgency Overview Ahrar al- Sharqiya, also known as Tajammu Ahrar al-Sharqiya is an armed Syrian rebel group active in the Aleppo...
283
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
- Feb 28
Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem
Insurgency Overview The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSCEJ – for ease of reading – the group does not use this...
310
Jean Franco
- Jan 13
Lion's Den
Introduction The Lion’s Den group, in Arabic ‘Arīn al-Usūd, is a recently-formed militia which is active in Palestine’s West Bank and...
815
Daniel Hall
- Dec 29, 2022
Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Introduction & Overview The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan is a left-wing organization fighting for Kurdish rights and...
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