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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.
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
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
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين), also known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a radical Sunni I
Giulio Rimondo
Mar 19, 2024
Ansaru
Insurgency Overview Ansaru is an Islamic, Jihadist fundamentalist organisation and terrorist group which is based in the northeast of...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Sep 11, 2023
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Insurgency Overview The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), also known as the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) or the East Turkistan...
Jeff Hanrahan
Sep 3, 2023
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades
Introduction & Overview Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades (كتائب أبو حفص المصري) are a group which are alleged to be a branch of, or a part of,...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jul 20, 2023
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
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
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
Hamas
Insurgency Overview The ‘Islamic Resistance Movement’ (also known as Hamas, or Ḥarakah al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah) is a Palestinian...
Michael Archer
Apr 26, 2023
Ajnad al-Kavkaz
Insurgency Overview Exiled from their homeland following their defeat in the Second Chechen War in 2009, the Jihadist fighters of Ajnad...
Daniel Hall
Apr 21, 2023
Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK) has acted as a subsidiary of the Islamic State (IS) within Afghanistan and...
Nicholas Kramer
Apr 15, 2023
Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL)
Insurgency Overview Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and also the Islamic State of Iraq...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Apr 15, 2023
Nation of Islam (NOI)
Insurgency Overview The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious Black nationalist organization operating in the USA. Wallace Fard Muhammad...
Patrick Pearson
Mar 27, 2023
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
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
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
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Introduction & Overview Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) is an ISIS affiliate organisation which operates in the Sahel region...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Feb 1, 2023
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is a Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has acted as a subsidiary of...
Nicholas Kramer
Jan 25, 2023
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