War Noir

#Nigeria 🇳🇬: #ISWAP (#ISIS - West Africa) militants carried out an attack on Nigerian Army in #Borno State. Militants were armed with AKM/Type 56 assault rifles and PK/Type 80 machine guns. Several motorbikes were also captured. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786796591531069731

#Lebanon / #Palestine / #Israel 🇱🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱: #Hezbollah carried out a missile strike against #IDF Troops located in the town of Shtula, Upper Galilee. The group seemingly used an #Iran-made 🇮🇷 "Toophan" missile —which is reverse-engineered from #USA-made 🇺🇸 BGM-71 'TOW' ATGM. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786780995024244904

#Turkey (#Türkiye) 🇹🇷: Security Forces conducted operations against several #ISIS cells in various cities. As a result an Astra Model 300/600 pistol, a converted Turkish Retay PT-23 pistol and a converted M92 pistol were captured. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786765373393490188

#Nigeria 🇳🇬: #Biafra Liberation Army (#BLA) conducted an ambush against Nigerian Forces in the town of Nsukka, #Enugu State. As a result a #Bulgarian 🇧🇬 Arsenal AR-F assault rifle, 7.62x39mm #Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 56-2 rifle, 5.56x45mm #NATO Type 84-4 rifle and shotguns were captured. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786746390720205053

Democratic Republic of #Congo (#DRC) 🇨🇩: A new video posted by the fighters of "March 23 Movement" (#M23) in North #Kivu. Fighters use #Israeli 🇮🇱 Emtan MZ-4P rifles and AKM rifles with FAB Defense accessories —these weapons were seemingly captured from the Congolese Forces. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786730457121398955

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: "Al-Quds Brigades" (#PIJ) carried out several attacks on #IDF Troops in #Netzarim Axis, #Gaza. The group used #Iran-made 🇮🇷 107mm 'Fadjr-1' HE rocket; 120mm HM-16 mortar with M48 HE shells and 81mm HM-15 mortar M91 HE shells. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786713585390874824

#Myanmar (#Burma) 🇲🇲: 'Karen National Defence Organisation' (#KNDO) carried out a drone attack on a Tatmadaw position. The group seemingly used an UAV armed with a captured Burmese 120 HE MK II mortar bomb to carry out the attack. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786606747395752383

#Nigeria 🇳🇬: #ISWAP (#ISIS - West Africa) militants carried out an attack on Nigerian soldiers in the town of Mallam Fatori, #Borno State. Militants appear to be armed with an uncommon FN FAL 50.00 rifle and a possible #Bulgarian 🇧🇬 Arsenal MG-1M machine gun. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786509810084479287

#France 🇫🇷: A common Soviet submachine gun from former Eastern Bloc stocks has recently appeared on French black market in #Marseille: Soviet PPS-43 submachine gun (chambered in 7.62x25mm Tok) with jungle-taped magazines is currently on sale for €4500. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786494338270171476

#Russia / #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦: #Russian Federal Service (#FSB) killed alleged saboteur who was working for #Ukrainian Military Intel (#GUR) and arrived from #Lithuania 🇱🇹. As a result Stechkin APS automatic pistol, a shotgun, explosives, detonators and detonating chords were captured. https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1786477599151071291