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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.
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)
Quwwāt al-Ḥashd ash-Shaʿbī (قوات الحشد الشعبي), also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), is a paramilitary umbrella organization
Giulio Rimondo
Feb 12
80
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
The Popular Front for The Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a self-proclaimed secular Palestinian Marxist-Lenninist and Socialist org.
Micah Hughey
Sep 18, 2024
253
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)
he Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) was a hacker group that claimed to support the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad
Ellie Newis
Jul 14, 2024
123
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
100
Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ)
Introduction & Overview The Sinjar Resistance Units, also known as the YBŞ or the Yekîneyên Berxwedana Sengalê, is an ethnic Yazidi...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Mar 20, 2024
428
Fatah al-Intifada
Fatah al-Intifada is an armed militant Palestinian faction which is active in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Mar 20, 2024
204
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
118
Fatah
Insurgency Overview Formerly the Palestine National Liberation Movement, Fatah is a Palestinian nationalist political party. The group...
Jericho Leavitt
Mar 4, 2024
97
Liwa al-Quds
Insurgency Overview Liwa al-Quds (Free Jerusalem) is a Palestinian armed group loyal to the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria....
Daniel Hall
Mar 1, 2024
245
Basij
The Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin, or the Basij, is an Iranian paramilitary militia organized under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Walter Niehoff
Feb 26, 2024
160
Hezbollah
Insurgency Overview Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group. It is led by Secretary-General Hassan...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 24, 2023
471
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
286
Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU)
Insurgency Overview The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ) (Arabic: وحدات حماية سهل نينوى) or...
George Kefford
Nov 1, 2023
820
Tiger Forces (Syrian 25th Special Mission Forces Division)
Introduction & Overview The Tiger Forces are an elite formation of the Syrian Arab Army that was formed in 2013 by drawing select...
Orlando Miceli
Oct 19, 2023
1,736
Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance
Insurgency Overview Throughout the Yemen Civil War (2014-Present), and indeed throughout much of its history, the southern Arabian region...
Jean Franco
Aug 15, 2023
296
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
281
SADAT
Insurgency Overview SADAT International Defense and Consultancy is a Turkish-based private military contractor (PMC). Founded in 2012 by...
Daniel Hall
Jul 12, 2023
374
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
203
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
372
Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
Insurgency Overview The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant and political organization founded in 1978 by Abdullah...
Patrick Pearson
May 23, 2023
474
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