Posts of War Noir

#Myanmar 🇲🇲: Kachin Independence Army (#KIA) reportedly struck Burmese soldiers who were playing chinlone in Bhamo, Kachin State. KIA fighters apparently used an FPV Kamikaze Drone — very likely armed with MR-1 / HE MK II or an Improvised warhead. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118742247411757234

#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Tehrik-e #Taliban Pakistan (#TTP) carried out a rocket strike targeting a Pakistani Army post in North Waziristan. Militants launched a 107mm Chinese Type 63(-2) HE rocket — apparently by using an improvised tube and a lighter. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118720009937498189

#Yemen / #SaudiArabia 🇾🇪🇸🇦: Ansar Allah (#Houthis) destroyed numerous vehicles operated by the PLC Forces east of Bab al-Mandab. Fighters used #Iran-made 🇮🇷 9M133-1/2 “Dehlavieh AT” and #Russia-made 🇷🇺 9M113 “Konkurs” Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM). https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118702406447866068

#Myanmar / #India 🇲🇲🇮🇳: A new video posted by Maoist Meitei group “Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup” in #Manipur (group's present in both Myanmar and India). Group notably has a very rare NDM-86 "EM352" Designated Marksman Rifle (Chinese SVD 'Dragunov' chambered in .308 / 7.62x51mm). https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118553325750657084

#Cuba 🇨🇺: Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (#FAR) recently conducted various military trainings & shooting drills. FAR units used Soviet 9K310 “Igla-1” Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS), UIM “Mambí-5” anti-materiel sniper rifles, AGS-17 grenade launchers and DJI Quadcopter Drones. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118520606916305402

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#Guyana 🇬🇾: Brazilian PMC🇧🇷 operating in Guyana. Seemingly some of the PMC members previously fought under the Ukrainian Army as well. PMC members are armed with #Brazil-made 🇧🇷 Taurus T4 rifles and a #Turkey-made 🇹🇷 MKE TLS-571 carbine (appear to be civilian rifles. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118483782219030751

#Mexico 🇲🇽: A new photo recently posted by a Sicario affiliated with the “Los Rusos” of the MF Cartel in #Sinaloa. The gunman is carrying a Barrett M82A1 anti-materiel sniper rifle and a rare IWI US Galil ACE Gen II rifle — both very likely obtained from #USA 🇺🇸. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118460580847862006

#France 🇫🇷: An illegal arms dealer selling a small arsenal, including Kalashnikov and submachine guns, for €15,000 on black market: Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, Škorpion vz. 61 submachine guns, STEN MK 2 submachine guns, a couple of sawed-off shotguns, pistols and a revolver can be seen. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118421391548559858

#Nigeria 🇳🇬: Islamic State in West Africa (#ISWAP) posted a photo militants with weapons captured from Nigerian Army. Militants are holding #Poland-made 🇵🇱 FB Beryl M762 and PAC AKMS assault rifles. The Beryl is fitted with railed handguards and Romanian wire side-folding stock. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118396617086968114

#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Baloch Liberation Army (#BLA) carried out FPV Drone strikes against Pakistani Forces in several districts in #Balochistan. BLA used numerous FPV Kamikaze Drones armed with PG-7V and Type 69-1 HEAT (Anti-Tank) RPGs — quite significant development. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118379700774903857

#Pakistan 🇵🇰: “Karima Armed Assault Division” (women's unit of “Balochistan Liberation Front”) set up checkpoints in Mainaz, Kech District. Female fighters of the BLF - KAAD unit are seemingly armed with several #USA-made 🇺🇸 M16A4 assault rifles — some with camo-wraps. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118363356071420414

#Yemen / #SaudiArabia 🇾🇪🇸🇦: Ansar Allah (#Houthis) struck numerous vehicles operated by the PLC Forces east of Al-Jawf. Fighters used “Shawaz” Fiber-Optic FPV Kamikaze Drones — armed with PG-7 pattern HEAT (Anti-Tank) RPGs with commercial limit switches attached to the warheads. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118342750529618212

#Myanmar 🇲🇲: People's Defense Forces (#PDF) members ambushed two patrolling police officers in Taungdwingyi Township. One of the fighters was armed with a UWSA-made 7.62x39mm “Wa-81” assault rifle, which frequently jams or fails to feed. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118220877422596379

#Philippines 🇵🇭: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (#MILF) fighter testing his Anti-Materiel Rifle (AMR) in Bangsamoro. The MILF member's weapon is a “Barit .50” AMR — originally produced locally by MILF with a 12.7x99mm HMG barrel. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118180085651902702

#Russia / #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦: A foreign fighter of the Russian Forces, who's from #Colombia 🇨🇴, hunting Ukrainian Drones on the frontline. Colombian fighter's using 12-gauge Baikal MP-153/155 and Saiga-12 shotguns. He misses a drone at the end of the video which impacts nearby. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118161250177708495

https://www.militantwire.com/p/drone-attacks-carried-out-by-armed Drone Attacks Carried Out by Armed Groups in Brazil - by War Noir

#Iran 🇮🇷: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) officer teaches “Janfada” militias basic Kalashnikov handling amid rising tension with #USA 🇺🇸. IRGC - Janfada members are seemingly armed with Romanian PM md. 63 rifles, East German MPi-KM-72 rifles and Chinese Type 56 rifles. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118108136858923172

#Finland / #Ukraine 🇫🇮🇺🇦: New photos of the Neo-Nazi Finno-Ugric group “Northern Brotherhood” (Pohjoinen Veljeskunta). Group allegedly active in Karelia and Ukraine & Russia (as a part of Ukranian Army). Gunmen can be seen with AKS-74 assault rifle, Type 3 AK-47 pattern rifle and Beretta 92FS pattern pistol. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118071647018045551

#Nigeria 🇳🇬: Al-Qaeda affiliated #Ansaru (Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan) released a new video including their trainings. Ansaru (Al-Qaeda) militants appear to be armed with an AK-103 pattern assault rifle, PKM machine guns and AKM / Type 56 rifles. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118055390651007321

#Yemen / #SaudiArabia 🇾🇪🇸🇦: Ansar Allah (#Houthis) shot down a Drone operated by the Saudi Forces over Taiz (Taizz) Governorate. Group seemingly shot down a Chinese CAIG “Wing Loong II” MALE UAV UCAV armed with at least one Air-To Ground Guided Munition / Missile. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2118037648564764968

#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷🇺🇸: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) shot down another MQ-9 “Reaper” Drone over the Strait of Hormuz. It's reportedly *56th* MQ-9 shot by IRGC — likely hit by a “Misagh-359” Loitering Surface-To-Air Missile (or a similar ShorAD). https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117952794153930874

#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Karima Armed Assault Division (women's unit of Balochistan Liberation Front) attacked Pakistani Army camp in Alandur, Kerch. KAAD unit was armed with #USA-made 🇺🇸 M24 SWS sniper rifle, RPG-7 with #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 OGi-7MA rockets, AKM rifles with GP-25 grenade launcher and PKM machine gun. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117931913272869324

#Myanmar 🇲🇲: All Burma Students' Democratic Front (#ABSDF) carried out FPV Drone strikes against military vehicles, boats and positions. Most of the FPV Kamikaze Drones appear to be armed with domestic MR-1 AP and MR-2 HEAT RPG warheads. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117909498564087870

#Indonesia 🇮🇩: West Papua National Liberation Army (#TPNPB) released a new video and threatened Indonesian Forces. Fighters in the video are armed with a Pindad SS2-V1 assault rifle, an AR-15 carbine and a couple of axes 🪓. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117846654116065634

#Iran 🇮🇷: Jaish al-Adl (People's Fighters Front) ambushed and an alleged IRGC-affiliated Basij officer in Saravan (Sistan and Balochistan). The militant was armed with a rather common AKM assault rifle fitted with DDR-style wire side-folding stock. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117749602673733958

#Sudan 🇸🇩: Sudanese Forces (#SAF) carried out a drone strike targeting members of the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF). SAF used a DJI COTS UAV armed with modified OG-7 pattern HE-Frag Anti-Personnel RPG (these are rarely used with Drones compared to mortar bombs). https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117674870171373797

#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Tehrik-e #Taliban Pakistan (#TTP) struck a Pakistani Army post in Badr, South Waziristan. Militants used at least one 75mm M20 / Type 52 recoilless gun (manufactured by #USA 🇺🇸 or #China 🇨🇳) to carry out the attack. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117654996816970032

#Yemen 🇾🇪: A tribal fighter affiliated with the “Ansar Allah” (#Houthis) posted a new video with his rifles. The fighter has two “Hakim” (حكيم) rifles made by #Egypt 🇪🇬 — at least one of them appears to be manufactured in 1967. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117635180638748849