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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.
Arakan Army
The Arakan Army (AA), also known as the Arakha Army, is an ethnic armed organization (EAO) based in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Patrick Pearson
Apr 10
122
Chin National Defense Force
The Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) is the armed wing of the Chin National Organization, a Chin ethnic armed organization in Myanmar.
Evan Berridge
Feb 19
213
United Wa State Army
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is an ethnic armed organization in Myanmar and the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP).
Patrick Pearson
Jan 17
243
4B Movement
The 4B movement is a primarily online feminist movement in South Korea which seeks to withhold sex, dating, marriage and childbearing from m
Jeff Hanrahan
Oct 28, 2024
403
Mullah Dadullah Front
The Mullah Dadullah Front was an extreme insurgent faction of the Taliban in Afghanistan, named after a notoriously violent Taliban command
Ellie Newis
Sep 3, 2024
125
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (National Revolutionary Front, or BRN for short) is an Islamist separatist group in southern Thailand.
Jeff Hanrahan
Aug 2, 2024
501
Chin National Front
Insurgency Overview The Chin National Front (CNF) is a political party in Myanmar that seeks self-determination for the Chin people...
Jeff Hanrahan
May 20, 2024
197
Student Armed Force (SAF)
Introduction The Student Armed Force (SAF) is a Burmese militia group formed in the wake of the 2021 Burmese coup d’etat. The group is...
Walter Niehoff
Apr 10, 2024
221
Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)
The Karen (Kuh-ren) National Liberation Army (KNLA) is a military branch of the political organization [...]
Micah Hughey
Mar 20, 2024
506
Falun Gong (法轮功)
Falun Gong (法轮功)(Dharma Wheel Practice) or Falun Dafa (法轮大法)(Great Dharma Wheel Practice) is a type of Chinese new religious movement that i
Jeff Hanrahan
Mar 3, 2024
601
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, also known as the MILF, is a Filipino militant group dedicated to the self-determination of the Moro.....
Walter Niehoff
Feb 5, 2024
222
Sun Yee On (New Righteousness & Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild)
Insurgency Overview Sun Yee On (新義安), or the New Righteousness and Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild, is the largest and ostensibly...
Jeff Hanrahan
Nov 30, 2023
961
Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)
Insurgency Overview The Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a political separatist organization that operates in both the...
Jericho Leavitt
Oct 18, 2023
243
Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph
Insurgency Overview Few groups are as fascinating from an analytical perspective as the Japanese new religion cult, Aum Shinrikyo....
Daniel Hall
Sep 10, 2023
541
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Insurgency Overview The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), also known as the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) or the East Turkistan...
Jeff Hanrahan
Sep 3, 2023
328
National Socialism Association (NSA)
Insurgency Overview The National Socialism Association (NSA) is a Taiwanese far-right political organization. Despite having been labeled...
Jeff Hanrahan
Jul 15, 2023
443
Taliban
Insurgency Overview The Taliban are a Pashtun fundamentalist Islamic group and political movement in Afghanistan. Formed by Mohammad Omar...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jul 1, 2023
221
Patani United Liberation Organisation (PULO)
Insurgency Overview Patani United Liberation Organisation or PULO is a Malay-Muslim separatist movement mainly operating in Southern...
Andi Basro
Apr 21, 2023
615
Honker Union
Insurgency Overview The Hóngkè Union of China (ä¸å›½çº¢å®¢)(HUC) is a Chinese nationalist hacker group most famously known for defacing the...
Jeff Hanrahan
Apr 18, 2023
810
Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK) has acted as a subsidiary of the Islamic State (IS) within Afghanistan and...
Nicholas Kramer
Apr 15, 2023
302
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