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Our Database is an information hub on 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.


Lions of Hussein
Guardians of the Dawn was a conglomerate of Pro-Assad, Syrian Nationalist, Christian militias which banded together under one title in 2015. The main objective at the time was the defense of Christian villages and its inhabitants from rebel forces, and to aid the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and being incorporated in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate.
Evan Berridge
Apr 27


Babbar Khalsa (BK)
Babbar Khalsa (BK), or Babbar Khalsa International, is a Sikh separatist armed organisation with members in India, Europe, and North America. The group was formed in 1978 by Sukhdev Sing Babbar in India with the goal of establishing an independent Sikh state, known as Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. It was inspired by Sikh militant groups of the early 20th century and was formed following sectarian clashes in Punjab in the 1970s.
Patrick Pearson
Mar 27


Sect of Revolutionaries(Σέχτα Επαναστατών)
The Greek group commonly referred to in English as “Sect of Revolutionaries” emerged in Greece in the wake of the December 2008 unrest that followed the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos. During their active years (2009-2010), they conducted four high-profile and symbolic assassinations using guns and small-scale IEDs, specifically targeting policemen and journalists.
Christos Bekas Moraris
Mar 19


Revolutionary Struggle (Επαναστατικός Αγώνας)
Revolutionary Struggle was a Greek anarchist and anti-imperialist urban guerrilla organisation. The group became known for carrying out attacks targeting Greek government institutions and the United States Embassy in Athens. It was formally designated as a terrorist organisation by the Greek government, the European Union (EU), and the United States.
Christos Bekas Moraris
Feb 27


Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) is one of the many ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) engaged in the ongoing Myanmar civil war.
Patrick Pearson
Jan 7


Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO)
The Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) is an ethnic armed organisation (EAO) active in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Patrick Pearson
Jan 6


White Aryan Resistance (WAR)
White Aryan Resistance (WAR) is a white supremacist, neo-Nazi American group, established and previously headed by Tom Metzger, who was a former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
William Jukes-Bennett
Dec 31, 2025


Militia (Italy)
Militia was a far-right Italian group active from 2008 to 2015, which targeted minority groups using protests, flyering and boycotting of Jewish-owned businesses.
William Jukes-Bennett
Dec 30, 2025


Vanguard America
Vanguard America was a far-right, white supremacist/neo-Nazi organisation largely active between 2016 and 2017. Founded by ex-Marine Dillon Ulysses Hopper, Vanguard America began attending rallies and conducting flyering activities across US college campuses in 2016.
William Jukes-Bennett
Dec 29, 2025
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