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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.
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
116
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
407
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
198
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
235
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
280
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
1,732
Syriac Union Party (SUP)
Introduction & Overview The Syriac Union Party (ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ - SUP) is an Assyrian/Syriac political organisation and political party...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
May 5, 2023
258
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
371
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
282
Shabiha
Note: This is not the official flag of the Shabiha, but rather a reproduction containing the flag of Syria (as this is the country they...
Orlando Miceli
Mar 19, 2023
649
People’s Defense Units (YPG)
Introduction & Overview The People's Defense Units (YPG - Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) are a Kurdish militia based in Syria and is the main...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Mar 19, 2023
675
Ahrar al-Sharqiya
Insurgency Overview Ahrar al- Sharqiya, also known as Tajammu Ahrar al-Sharqiya is an armed Syrian rebel group active in the Aleppo...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Mar 11, 2023
337
Islamic State - Caucasus Province (IS-CP)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State - Caucasus Province (IS-CP) was formed in 2015 when members of the Caucasus Emirate (a Jihadist...
Joseph Collins
Jan 8, 2023
319
Free Syrian Army (FSA)
Insurgency Overview The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is a Syrian nationalist rebel organisation that took part in the Syrian Civil War as part...
Oliver Mizzi
Dec 26, 2022
743
Peshmerga
Group Overview Born out of the struggle for Kurdish independence in the 1940s, the Peshmerga are the military force of Kurdistan, an...
Will Reaume
Dec 22, 2022
608
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...
Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Nov 4, 2022
526
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