War Noir

#Myanmar 🇲🇲 : An Anti-Junta fighter trying to shoot down a Burmese military helicopter with an RPG. Fighter seemingly used a Chinese Type 69 RPG Launcher with domestic MR-2 Anti-Tank rocket —which was an ineffective attempt. https://x.com/i/status/2079076436695044476

#Colombia 🇨🇴 : Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( #FARC ) released a new video calling for resistance against “Trump-backed Espriella government”. Fighters appear to be armed with M60E3 machine gun, Galil ACE 23 assault rifle, Minimi / M249 machine gun and AR-15 rifle. https://x.com/i/status/2079004097567428955

#Mali / #Russia 🇲🇱 🇷🇺 : “Al-Qaeda” ( #JNIM ) and “Azawad Liberation Front” militants reportedly struck a helicopter operated by Russian Africa Corps and Malian Army. https://x.com/i/status/2078906140402794576

#Pakistan 🇵🇰 : Tehreek-e- #Taliban Pakistan ( #TTP ) militants conducted military training with a mix of Soviet / NATO weapons. Militants used #USA -made 🇺🇸 M4A1 carbines with Longot TL 342 Thermal scopes, AKM rifle with GP-25 grenade launcher and RPG-7 with DZP1C-40 rocket. https://x.com/i/status/2078894223605317656

#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 : Iranian Forces ( #IRGC ) shot down another US General Atomics MQ-9 “Reaper” MALE UCAV. IRGC seemingly used a possible “Ghaem-118” (Qaem-118) Short-Range Surface-To-Air Missile. https://x.com/i/status/2078764834888306920

#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 : Iranian Counter-Terrorism Special Forces “NOPO” released a new video and threatened Donald Trump. The NOPO unit is armed with customized KL-103 assault rifles, PKM-T80 machine gun, DIO TK9 “Tondar” submachine guns and SVD sniper rifle. https://x.com/i/status/2078745384940085633

#Myanmar 🇲🇲 : People's Defense Forces ( #PDF ) carried out artillery rockets strikes against Burmese Army positions. Fighters used a Truck-mounted Multiple Rocket Launcher with Anti-Personnel fin stabilized rockets —all manufactured by the group locally. https://x.com/i/status/2078728036459958709

#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 : Iranian Army (“Artesh”) carried out new waves of Drone strikes targeting US Bases in #Kuwait 🇧🇭 : As usual, Artesh units launched the “Arash-2” Kamikaze Drones , which are the most frequently used UAVs by Artesh —in contrast to the #IRGC . https://x.com/i/status/2078683858518802701

#Brazil 🇧🇷 : “Red Commando” (Comando Vermelho 🚩 ) members shot down an Armed Drone belonging o “Terceiro Comando Puro” ( #TCP ) in #RiodeJaneiro . As a result Red Commando members captured a DJI AIR 3S Drone armed with air-delivered locally-made fragmentation hand grenade. https://x.com/i/status/2078654331981861148

#Iran / #Iraq / #USA 🇮🇷 🇮🇶 🇺🇸 : Iranian Forces ( #IRGC ) struck Kurdish militant group's positions in #Erbil , capital of the Iraqi #Kurdistan . IRGC very likely used common “Shahed-136” Kamikaze Drones (Loitering Munition) to carry out the attack. https://x.com/i/status/2078622771437842450

#France 🇫🇷 : A gang called “Moroccan Cartel New Generation 🇲🇦 ” ( #CMNG ) carried out shooting attacks against their rival gangs in #Carcassonne . The gang notably used a Soviet PPSh-41 “Shpagin” submachine gun with 7.62 Tokarev drum magazine (from former Eastern Bloc stocks). https://x.com/i/status/2078575873196769391

#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 : Iranian Forces ( #IRGC ) struck a US Base in #Jordan 🇯🇴 . Reportedly Two US soldiers were killed. The base was apparently hit by Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM). https://x.com/i/status/2078550905243205688