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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.
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
Honker Union
Insurgency Overview The Hóngkè Union of China (中国红客)(HUC) is a Chinese nationalist hacker group most famously known for defacing the...
Jeff Hanrahan
Apr 18, 2023
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
Abu Sayyaf (Islamic State - East Asia Province)
Insurgency Overview Abu Sayyaf, also known as the Islamic State - East Asia Province, is a jihadist separatist insurgency operating in...
Andi Basro
Mar 12, 2023
Myanmar People's Defence Force (PDF)
Insurgency Overview The Myanmar People’s Defence Force (PDF) is a citizen militia formed to combat the military dictatorship which came...
Liam Coyle
Feb 28, 2023
Naxalite Movement
Insurgency & Overview The Naxalites (नक्सली आंदोलन) are an Indian Marxist-Leninist-Maoist political-military movement, which combines...
Giulio Rimondo
Feb 24, 2023
Artsakh Defence Army (ADA)
Introduction & Overview The Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) is the military of the unrecognized Armenian breakaway Republic of Artsakh, also...
Daniel Hall
Feb 6, 2023
Communist Party of Burma (CPB)
Introduction & Overview The Communist Party of Burma (CPB) is one of the oldest political parties in Myanmar which remain active to this...
Orlando Miceli
Jan 15, 2023
All Burma Students' Democratic Front
Insurgency Overview The All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) is an opposition movement in Myanmar. The Front was formed after the...
Antoine Brimbal
Nov 10, 2022
North Korean People’s Liberation Front (NKPLF)
The North Korean People’s Liberation Front (NKPLF) is a Seoul-based paramilitary organisation founded in 2010 by defectors of the NK Army
Modern Insurgent Admin
Sep 14, 2022
Women Democratic Front (WDF)
The Women Democratic Front (WDF) is a socialist-feminist political protest organisation which is based in Pakistan. The WDF seeks to...
Antoine Brimbal
Sep 1, 2022
East Turkestan Liberation Organisation (ETLO)
The East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO) was a secessionist Uyghur organisation which fought and protested for an independent...
Antoine Brimbal
Jul 31, 2022
Free Papua Movement (OPM)
The Free Papua Movement (OPM) is the general independence movement for the territory of West Papua (also referred to as West New Guinea)....
Antoine Brimbal
Jul 4, 2022
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