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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.
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
Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL)
Insurgency Overview The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL Russian: Легион «Свобода России») is a pro-Ukrainian paramilitary consisting of...
Liam Coyle
Jun 26, 2023
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Insurgency Overview The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is a radical environmentalist movement founded in England in 1992. The ELF is a...
Ethan Rooney
Jun 19, 2023
Jewish Defence League (JDL)
Insurgency Overview The Jewish Defence League (JDL) is a far-right Zionist organization founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in 1968 to combat...
Andi Basro
Jun 19, 2023
Al-Qaeda in Kurdistan (Kurdistan Brigades)
Insurgency Overview Al-Qaeda in Kurdistan, also known as the Kurdistan Brigades, is a militant Islamist organisation which is primarily...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jun 19, 2023
Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK)
Insurgency Overview The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) is an armed, far-right paramilitary organization fighting against the Russian...
Daniel Hall
Jun 12, 2023
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (JRTN)
Introduction & Overview The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Jaysh Rajal al-Tariqah al-Naqshbandia, JRTN) is an Iraqi insurgent...
Orlando Miceli
Jun 1, 2023
Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
Insurgency Overview The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary group which is based in Northern Ireland. The group...
Ethan Rooney
May 31, 2023
Real Ulster Freedom Fighters (Real UFF)
The Real Ulster Freedom Fighters or Real UFF are a loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland. Believed to be formed from former
Kevin Clarke
May 31, 2023
Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
Insurgency Overview The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant and political organization founded in 1978 by Abdullah...
Patrick Pearson
May 23, 2023
Bolivarian Forces of Liberation (FBL/FPLN)
Insurgency Overview The Bolivarian Forces of Liberation (Fuerzas Bolivarianas de Liberación - FBL), known locally as “los boliches”, are...
Ivan Gomez
May 22, 2023
Anarcho-Communist Combat Organisation (BOAK)
Insurgency Overview The Anarcho-Communist Combat Organization (BOAK) is a group of far-left activists currently engaged in anti-war...
Daniel Hall
May 14, 2023
Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire Nuclei (CCF)
Insurgency Overview The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire Nuclei (CCF), known in Greece as Synomosía Pyrínon tis Fotiás (Συνωμοσία Πυρήνων...
Bianca Bridger
May 14, 2023
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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