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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.
Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies
Insurgency Overview The Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies, known simply as the G9, is an alliance of gangs known for its...
Patrick Pearson
Oct 4, 2024
Qanon
Introduction & Overview Qanon is a decentralized, often violent group collected around an ideology that centers on an unfounded...
Ellie Newis
Sep 27, 2024
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
The Popular Front for The Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a self-proclaimed secular Palestinian Marxist-Lenninist and Socialist org.
Micah Hughey
Sep 18, 2024
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
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
Insurgency Overview Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), or “Basque Homeland and Liberty” was a Basque nationalist and separatist organization...
Riles Kiley
Aug 7, 2024
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
Bloods
Insurgency Overview The Bloods street gang is regarded as one of America’s most notorious and violent street gangs. It is described as a...
Adrian Cornejo
Jul 15, 2024
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)
he Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) was a hacker group that claimed to support the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad
Ellie Newis
Jul 13, 2024
The Sect of Revolutionaries
Insurgency Overview The Sect of Revolutionaries (SR), a far-left militant group, emerged in the wake of societal unrest following the...
Antoine Guignard
Jul 12, 2024
Indigenous Guard
Insurgency Overview The Indigenous Guard (Guardia Indígena) is a network of loosely affiliated nonviolent self-defense organizations...
Rowan Glass
May 31, 2024
M-19
Insurgency Overview The 19th of April Movement (Movimiento 19 de Abril), M-19, was a guerilla movement in Colombia active during the...
Riles Kiley
May 31, 2024
Guardians of the Forest
Insurgency Overview The Guardians of the Forest (Guardiões da Floresta) is an armed Indigenous paramilitary and vigilante movement in the...
Rowan Glass
May 30, 2024
Los Lobos
The Lobos, the second-largest criminal group in Ecuador, comprises over 8,000 members incarcerated throughout the country.
Alejandra Cabrera
May 23, 2024
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
The Ku Klux Klan, often known as the “KKK,” are an American white supremacist group, listed as a terrorist organization in the US. The KKK’s
Ellie Newis
May 21, 2024
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