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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.
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 23, 2022
Anti-Balaka Militants
Note: This is not the official flag of the Anti-Balaka militias, but rather a reproduction based on the badges they wear (which contains...
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Antoine Brimbal
Nov 18, 2022
The South is my Country
Insurgency Overview The South Is My Country (O Sul é o Meu Pais in Portuguese) is a separatist movement in the south of Brazil. The...
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Franco Ramos
Nov 15, 2022
Weichan Auka Mapu (WAM)
Insurgency Overview Weichan Auka Mapu (WAM), which means “fight of the rebel territory” in Mapudungun (the Mapuche language), is a...
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Antoine Brimbal
Nov 10, 2022
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...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 9, 2022
Tubu Militias
Note: the flag below is the flag of the Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya; Tubu Militias do not have one general flag. Introduction...
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Tim Koen
Nov 8, 2022
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
Insurgency Overview Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) is an Afrikaans-South African far-right group fighting for an independent...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 4, 2022
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Group Overview Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), known more commonly as Tahrir al-Sham, is an active militant Sunni Islamist group active in...
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Will Reaume
Nov 4, 2022
Houthi Movement
Group Overview Formed in 1992, the Houthi Movement is an Islamist political group that originates from northern Yemen (5). Founded by...
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Ivan Gomez
Oct 26, 2022
Alpha 66 (A66)
Insurgency Overview Alpha 66 is an ultranationalist, anti-Castro militant organization headquartered in Miami, Florida that rose to...
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Liam Coyle
Oct 26, 2022
Revolutionary Action (Rev Dia)
Overview & Introduction Rev Dia (RD), known in English as ‘Revolutionary Action’, is an anarchist group with influence primarily spanning...
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Petr Tomek
Oct 24, 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...
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Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Oct 24, 2022
Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula (AQSP)
Insurgency Overview Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula (AQSP) is an Egyptian jihadist organisation that was formed during a merger of...
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Bianca Bridger
Oct 24, 2022
Wagner Group
Group Overview The ‘BTG Wagner Group’ (Battle Tactical Group Wagner; also known as Wagner Group or PMC Wagner) is a Russian mercenary...
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Jonathan Cole
Oct 18, 2022
Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (IQB)
Insurgency Overview The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (also spelled Ezzedine al-Din al-Qassam Brigades and abbreviated as IQB and EQB)...
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