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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 Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) is one of the many ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) engaged in the ongoing Myanmar civil war.
Patrick Pearson
Jan 7
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
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
Resistencia Mapuche Lavkenche (RML)
Insurgency Overview The Resistencia Mapuche Lavkenche (Mapuche Lafkenche Resistance) (RML), is a militant organization operating in the...
Franco Ramos
Jan 26, 2024
Indigenous Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Pacific (FARIP)
Note: This is not the official flag of the FARIP, but rather a substitute containing the flag of Colombia (as this is the country they...
Rowan Glass
Jan 19, 2024
Antagonic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla (NANGU)
The Núcleos Antagónicos de la Nueva Guerrilla Urbana (Antagonic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla) is an organization active since 2011 form
Franco Ramos
Dec 26, 2023
Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
Insurgency Overview The Women’s Protection Units (Yekîneyên Parastina Jin or YPJ for short) have attracted much attention over the last...
Daniel Hall
Nov 18, 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
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
Mai-Mai Kata Katanga
Introduction & Overview Mai-Mai Kata Katanga is a rebel organisation which formed in 2011 and operates in the Southeastern province of...
Hamish Harris
Nov 27, 2022
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
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
Group Overview The Lords Resistance Army is an armed rebel group originally founded in Uganda in response to Museveni's takeover. The...
Petr Tomek
Oct 24, 2022
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