4B Movement
The 4B movement is a primarily online feminist movement in South Korea which seeks to withhold sex, dating, marriage and childbearing from m
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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.
Ellie Newis
Sep 3
Mullah Dadullah Front
The Mullah Dadullah Front was an extreme insurgent faction of the Taliban in Afghanistan, named after a notoriously violent Taliban command
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Jeff Hanrahan
Aug 2
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (National Revolutionary Front, or BRN for short) is an Islamist separatist group in southern Thailand.
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Jeff Hanrahan
May 20
Chin National Front
Insurgency Overview The Chin National Front (CNF) is a political party in Myanmar that seeks self-determination for the Chin people...
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Walter Niehoff
Apr 10
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...
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Micah Hughey
Mar 20
Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)
The Karen (Kuh-ren) National Liberation Army (KNLA) is a military branch of the political organization [...]
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Jeff Hanrahan
Mar 3
Falun Gong (法轮功)
Falun Gong (法轮功)(Dharma Wheel Practice) or Falun Dafa (法轮大法)(Great Dharma Wheel Practice) is a type of Chinese new religious movement that i
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Walter Niehoff
Feb 5
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, also known as the MILF, is a Filipino militant group dedicated to the self-determination of the Moro.....
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Jeff Hanrahan
Nov 30, 2023
Sun Yee On (New Righteousness & Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild)
Insurgency Overview Sun Yee On (新義安), or the New Righteousness and Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild, is the largest and ostensibly...
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Jericho Leavitt
Oct 18, 2023
Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)
Insurgency Overview The Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a political separatist organization that operates in both the...
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Daniel Hall
Sep 10, 2023
Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph
Insurgency Overview Few groups are as fascinating from an analytical perspective as the Japanese new religion cult, Aum Shinrikyo....
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Jeff Hanrahan
Sep 3, 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...
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Jeff Hanrahan
Jul 14, 2023
National Socialism Association (NSA)
Insurgency Overview The National Socialism Association (NSA) is a Taiwanese far-right political organization. Despite having been labeled...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jun 30, 2023
Taliban
Insurgency Overview The Taliban are a Pashtun fundamentalist Islamic group and political movement in Afghanistan. Formed by Mohammad Omar...
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Andi Basro
Apr 21, 2023
Patani United Liberation Organisation (PULO)
Insurgency Overview Patani United Liberation Organisation or PULO is a Malay-Muslim separatist movement mainly operating in Southern...
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Jeff Hanrahan
Apr 18, 2023
Honker Union
Insurgency Overview The Hóngkè Union of China (中国红客)(HUC) is a Chinese nationalist hacker group most famously known for defacing the...
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Nicholas Kramer
Apr 15, 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...
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Andi Basro
Mar 12, 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...
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Liam Coyle
Feb 28, 2023
Myanmar People's Defence Force (PDF)
Insurgency Overview The Myanmar People’s Defence Force (PDF) is a citizen militia formed to combat the military dictatorship which came...
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Giulio Rimondo
Feb 24, 2023
Naxalite Movement
Insurgency & Overview The Naxalites (नक्सली आंदोलन) are an Indian Marxist-Leninist-Maoist political-military movement, which combines...
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