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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.
The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA)
Insurgency Overview​​ The CMA is a mostly secular, Tuareg-Arab separatist political-military coalition seeking independence for Azawad –...
Charlie McCombie
Mar 4, 2024
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Eastern Security Network (ESN)
Insurgency Overview The Eastern Security Network (ESN) is the paramilitary branch of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB),a separatist...
Jericho Leavitt
Jan 4, 2024
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Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
Introduction & Overview The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist/secessionist organization operating in Nigeria that aims...
Jericho Leavitt
Nov 8, 2023
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Ansaru
Insurgency Overview Ansaru is an Islamic, Jihadist fundamentalist organisation and terrorist group which is based in the northeast of...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Sep 11, 2023
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Red Dragons
*Note: The Red Dragon militia group do not have an official flag. This is the flag of the self-proclaimed State of Ambazonia which they...
Ethan Rooney
Sep 6, 2023
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL)
Insurgency Overview The Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL) is a Gaddafi-loyalist militia and political party which has...
Orlando Miceli
Aug 4, 2023
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Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)
Note: This is not the official flag of the Niger Delta Avengers, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of Biafra (as this...
Liam Coyle
May 9, 2023
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Arrow Boys
Note: This is not the official flag of the Arrow Boys, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of South Sudan (as this is the...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Apr 25, 2023
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Islamic State Mozambique (ISM)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) is the name given to the Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has been affiliated...
Nicholas Kramer
Feb 24, 2023
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Hasm Movement
Insurgency Overview The Hasm Movement, also known as Harakat Sawa’d Misr, Arms of Egypt Movement, and Harikat Souaid Misr (Pompeo, 2021)...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Feb 9, 2023
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Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Introduction & Overview Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) is an ISIS affiliate organisation which operates in the Sahel region...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Feb 1, 2023
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Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is a Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has acted as a subsidiary of...
Nicholas Kramer
Jan 25, 2023
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Islamic State in Libya (ISL)
Introduction & Overview The Islamic State in Libya (IS in Libya - ISL) is an extension of the Islamist militant organisation in Syria...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jan 25, 2023
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Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Insurgency Overview The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a Sudanese government-funded and operated paramilitary force. The RSF grew out of...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jan 13, 2023
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Boko Haram (JAS Faction)
Insurgency Overview Boko Haram is a Salafi-Jihadist group which was founded in 2002 and is fighting for the implementation of strict...
Daniele Molteni
Dec 31, 2022
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Janjaweed
Note: This is not the official flag of the Janjaweed, but rather a reproduction based on the badges they wear (which contains Sudan's...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 27, 2022
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Mai-Mai Kata Katanga
Introduction & Overview Mai-Mai Kata Katanga is a rebel organisation which formed in 2011 and operates in the Southeastern province of...
Hamish Harris
Nov 27, 2022
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Anti-Balaka Militants
Note: This is not the official flag of the Anti-Balaka militias, but rather a reproduction based on the badges they wear (which contains...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 23, 2022
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Tubu Militias
Note: the flag below is the flag of the Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya; Tubu Militias do not have one general flag. Introduction...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 9, 2022
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Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
Insurgency Overview Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) is an Afrikaans-South African far-right group fighting for an independent...
Tim Koen
Nov 8, 2022
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