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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.
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
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...
Anonymous Author
Mar 11, 2023
Ahrar al-Sharqiya
Insurgency Overview Ahrar al- Sharqiya, also known as Tajammu Ahrar al-Sharqiya is an armed Syrian rebel group active in the Aleppo...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Mar 11, 2023
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C)
Insurgency Overview The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) is a militant Marxist group which is based in Turkey and...
Ethan Rooney
Mar 7, 2023
Grey Wolves
Insurgency Overview Formed in 1968 as a paramilitary wing of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Grey Wolves are a fascist...
Will Reaume
Mar 3, 2023
Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem
Insurgency Overview The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSCEJ – for ease of reading – the group does not use this...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Feb 28, 2023
Sheikh Mansur Battalion (SMB)
Insurgency Overview The Sheikh Mansur Battalion (SMB) is a Chechnian volunteer peacekeeping unit fighting for Ukraine since the start of...
Liam Coyle
Feb 28, 2023
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Insurgency Overview The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a political organization advocating for the rights and interests of Native...
Liam Coyle
Feb 28, 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
National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC)
Introduction & Overview The FLNC (Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale Corsu, Corsican National Liberation Front) was founded in 1976 as a...
Orlando Miceli
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
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
Azov Regiment
Insurgency Overview The Azov Regiment ‘Полк Азов’ (formally Battalion) is a Special Purpose Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard....
Bianca Bridger
Feb 13, 2023
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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