Westboro Baptist Church
Insurgency Overview The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a Christian extremist hate group based in Topeka, Kansas, that has stood out for...
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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.
Rowan Glass
- Sep 17
Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN)
Insurgency Overview The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN, from the Spanish Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) is an...
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Patrick Pearson
- Aug 20
The Aryan Brotherhood.
The Aryan Brotherhood (AB), also known as the Brand, the Rock, or the Brotherhood, is a white supremacist prison gang based in the USA.
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Ellie Newis
- Aug 8
The Groypers (America First)
The Groypers, or America First, are a movement of far-right nationalists in the US who first emerged online.
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Adrian Cornejo
- Jul 5
Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
Insurgency Overview The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG) is one of Mexico's largest and most...
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Liam Coyle
- Apr 14
Atlanta Resistance Medics (ARM)
Introduction & Overview Atlanta Resistance Medics (ARM) is a street medic collective of activists, healthcare professionals, and...
323
Liam Coyle
- Apr 12
John Brown Gun Club
Insurgency Overview The John Brown Gun Club (JBGC) is an ideologically left-leaning community defense organization. Initially founded in...
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Patrick Pearson
- Mar 27
Nation of Islam (NOI)
Insurgency Overview The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious Black nationalist organization operating in the USA. Wallace Fard Muhammad...
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Anonymous Author
- Mar 11
Defend the Atlanta Forest (DTF)
Insurgency Overview Defend the Atlanta Forest, also known as Atlanta Forest Defenders, (DTF) is part of a decentralized social movement...
298
Liam Coyle
- Feb 28
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Insurgency Overview The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a political organization advocating for the rights and interests of Native...
338
Patrick Pearson
- Feb 9
Redneck Revolt
Insurgency Overview Redneck Revolt is an armed left-wing organization that has come to prominence in their opposition towards the...
453
Ellie Newis
- Feb 8
Oath Keepers
Introduction & Overview The Oath Keepers is a loosely organized collection of American anti-government extremists and part of the wider...
285
Adrian Cornejo
- Feb 2
National Socialist Movement
Introduction & Overview The National Socialist Movement is a neo-Nazi organization that is grounded in far-right nazi beliefs. It...
339
Andi Basro
- Jan 5
Crips
Note: This is not the official flag/logo of the Crips, but rather a representation based on the bandanas traditionally worn by its...
602
Robert 'Bobby' Acuña
- Dec 12, 2022
Friends Stand United (FSU)
Insurgency Overview Friends Stand United (FSU) is a loose network of militant anti-racist and anti-narcotic groups. FSU was formed in...
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Ivan Gomez
- Oct 26, 2022
Alpha 66 (A66)
Insurgency Overview Alpha 66 is an ultranationalist, anti-Castro militant organization headquartered in Miami, Florida that rose to...
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Max Petyt
- Oct 18, 2022
Boogaloo Movement
Insurgency Overview The Boogaloo Movement (whose adherents are referred to as the "Boogaloo Boys", "Boogaloo Bois", or “Boojahideen”) is...
285
Chris Cheatham
- Oct 14, 2022
Patriot Front
Group Overview The Patriot Front (PF) is a white nationalist and neo-fascist organization which uses traditional fascist imagery conveyed...
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Ivan Gomez
- Sep 25, 2022
Brown Berets (Los Boinas Cafés)
Overview & Introduction The Brown Berets are a semi-militant Chicano rights political organization active in California and other parts...
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Antoine Brimbal
- Jul 28, 2022
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)
The FMLN was formed as an umbrella guerrilla group on the 10th of October 1980, merging five leftist guerrilla organisations. The FMLN...
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