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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
95
Combat 18
Combat 18, abbreviated as C18, is an international neo-Nazi terror group founded in 1992 in England.
Patrick Pearson
Mar 14
368
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
198
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
718
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
356
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
308
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
191
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
220
Mojahedin-e-Kalq (MEK)
Overview Thousands of supporters of the exiled Iranian opposition group, Mojaehdin-e-Kalq (MEK), gathered as American political figure...
Daniel Hall
Apr 3, 2024
111
Continuity IRA (CIRA)
Insurgency Overview The Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) is a paramilitary republican organization active throughout the island of...
Giulio Rimondo
Feb 1, 2024
372
The Groypers (America First)
The Groypers, or America First, are a movement of far-right nationalists in the US who first emerged online.
Ellie Newis
Aug 8, 2023
1,623
Blood And Honour
Blood & Honour (the British spelling is typically used, even in America) is an international racist skinhead umbrella group.
Ellie Newis
Jul 3, 2023
625
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
366
Association of Security Forces of Belarus (BYPOL)
Insurgency Overview Following the contentious 2020 Presidential election in Belarus, which saw incumbent Alexander Lukashenko claim...
Daniel Hall
Mar 21, 2023
477
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
343
Oath Keepers
Introduction & Overview The Oath Keepers is a loosely organized collection of American anti-government extremists and part of the wider...
Ellie Newis
Feb 9, 2023
397
Free Syrian Army (FSA)
Insurgency Overview The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is a Syrian nationalist rebel organisation that took part in the Syrian Civil War as part...
Oliver Mizzi
Dec 26, 2022
749
Shining Path
Insurgency Overview The Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) is a far-left guerrilla group based in Peru. The group was led and founded in the...
Adrian Cornejo
Nov 25, 2022
490
Weichan Auka Mapu (WAM)
Insurgency Overview Weichan Auka Mapu (WAM), which means “fight of the rebel territory” in Mapudungun (the Mapuche language), is a...
Franco Ramos
Nov 15, 2022
699
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
406
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