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Weapons and Conflicts Researcher | Co-Founder @MilitantWire
#Pakistan / #Afghanistan 🇵🇰🇦🇫: Pakistani Forces struck a #Taliban Post on the border and allegedly destroyed a Tank / Armoured Vehicle.
Pakistani soldiers apparently launched a possible GIDS "Baktar-Shikan" Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).
https://x.com/i/status/2027187849293127993
#France 🇫🇷: A gang member selling a pistol and a grenade in Val-d'Oise (95) for an unspecified price.
A Yugoslavian BR-M75 hand grenade and a Glock 17 Gen 3 pistol are on sale —both frequently used by criminal groups in Europe.
https://x.com/i/status/2027082105168265266
#Myanmar (#Burma) 🇲🇲: People's Defense Forces (#PDF) ambushed a Junta Convoy in #Monywa.
Fighters used MA-1 MK II rifles, Kachin K-09 rifles, #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 56 rifle and MA-11 rifles.
https://x.com/i/status/2026979043556405706
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Gunmen affiliated with the “Los Chapitos 🍕” Cartel patrolling in #Sinaloa with various weapons.
Cartel members are carrying a #USA-made 🇺🇸 Barrett M82A1 anti-materiel sniper rifle, M240B belt-fed machine gun, AR-15 rifles and M203 under-barrel grenade launcher.
https://x.com/i/status/2026784920740209033
#Mexico 🇲🇽: “Sinaloa Cartel” (#CDS) members patrolling with Up-Armored vehicle and belt-fed machine guns.
Cartel members are armed with .50 Cal M2HB pattern heavy machine gun and M249 pattern machine gun.
https://x.com/i/status/2026679730972373231
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) attacked and set another gas station on fire in #Jalisco.
At least two of the Cartel members were armed with common .223 Rem / 5.56x45mm #NATO AR-15 rifles.
https://x.com/i/status/2026467310697881699
#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Tehreek-i #Taliban Pakistan (#TTP) ambushed an ambulance carrying injured soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Militants were armed with common AKM(S) pattern assault rifles and #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 56-1 assault rifles.
https://x.com/i/status/2026383105427112416
#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Balochistan Liberation Front (#BLF) carried out an attack against Pakistani Police Forces in #Barkhan, #Balochistan.
As a result BLF captured a rare #Turkey-made 🇹🇷 Sarsılmaz SAR 15T assault rifle, #Belarus-made 🇧🇾 VSK-100 rifle and #China-made 🇨🇳 Type 56 rifle.
https://x.com/i/status/2026291476259328467
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Armed men carried out an attack targeting the Municipal Presidency in #Jiquilpan, #Michoacán.
The gunmen were armed with AKM / AK-47 pattern rifles chambered in 7.62x39mm —appear to be civilian variants.
https://x.com/i/status/2026073640849277110
#France 🇫🇷: A quite rare assault rifle has recently appeared on the French black market in #Yvelines.
A 5.56x45mm #NATO Colt M4A1 pattern carbine with M16A1 profile lower and red dot sight is on sale for €5600.
https://x.com/i/status/2026028765156094377
#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Baloch Liberation Army (#BLA) carried out an attack on a Pakistani Army post during Operation Herof 2.0 in #Noshki, #Balochistan.
One of the fighters was seemingly armed with a #USA-made 🇺🇸 5.56x45mm #NATO FN M249 PIP light machine gun.
https://x.com/i/status/2025996950483456364
#Indonesia 🇮🇩: #WestPapua National Liberation Army (#TPNPB) raided an Indonesian Army position and killed several soldiers in Legari Jaya.
TPNPB members were armed with Pindad SS1-V1 assault rifles, possible refurbished M16A1 (Colt 603) rifle and a Type 2/3 AK-47 rifle.
https://x.com/i/status/2025776500960555266
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) attacking Mexican National Guard (Guardia Nacional) in #Jalisco.
One of the CJNG gunmen appears to be armed with a possible FN SCAR 16S / 17S rifle smuggled from #USA 🇺🇸.
https://x.com/i/status/2025715572479242350
#Mexico 🇲🇽:Mexican Forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho” —leader of “Jalisco New Generation Cartel” (#CJNG).
CJNG blockaded roads, burned vehicles in multiple locations including #Michoacán and #Jalisco. Additionally #Guadalajara Airport was attacked as well.
https://x.com/i/status/2025640755457352102
#Myanmar (#Burma) 🇲🇲: People's Defense Forces (#PDF) ambushed and Killed Junta soldiers returning from shopping in #Myingyan.
The PDF fighters were armed with common domestic MA-1 MK II assault rifles chambered in 5.56x45mm #NATO.
https://x.com/i/status/2025589787940291070
#Afghanistan / #Pakistan 🇦🇫🇵🇰: Reportedly #Taliban positioned Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRL) on the border against Pakistani Army.
At least one Soviet-made 220mm BM-27 “Uragan” (9P140) Multiple Rocket Launcher was allegedly deployed.
https://x.com/i/status/2027154701116989756
#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫: “Al-Qaeda in #Sahel” (#JNIM) militants preparing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) against Burkinabe Army and Russian Forces.
The IED, placed in a wooden crate and buried, appears to be based on a possible OF-462 (or similar) artillery / howitzer ammunition.
https://x.com/i/status/2026999865394200771
#Indonesia 🇮🇩: #WestPapua National Liberation Army (#TPNPB-OPM) carried an attack against an Indonesian airplane over Intan Jaya Regency.
Fighters seemingly opened fire with a common AR-15 platform rifle chambered in Indonesian 5.56x45mm #NATO; which was ineffective.
https://x.com/i/status/2026953521585672535
#France 🇫🇷: An armed member of a Criminal group showing his arsenal including assault rifle, shotgun and pistol.
The gunman shows a quite notable SIG SG 550 (Fass 90) assault rifle with quadruple 5.56x45mm #NATO magazines.
https://x.com/i/status/2026725140151587316
#Syria 🇸🇾: Syrian Army (former #HTS) conducted an operation against an “Islamic State” (#ISIS) cell in #Raqqa.
One of the Syrian Army fighters is notably using a customized M4 pattern carbine fitted with 40mm M203 under-barrel grenade launcher.
https://x.com/i/status/2026658078335090911
#France 🇫🇷: A gang member is selling his “Tokarev” pistol in Seine-Saint-Denis, Grand #Paris for €3800.
The pistol gunman selling appears to be a Zastava M57 pistol (Yugo / Serbian copy of the Soviet TT-33).
https://x.com/i/status/2026401348959285407
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) members setting another gas station on fire in #Jalisco.
The gunmen are armed with common customized AR-15 rifles chambered in .223 Rem / 5.56x45mm #NATO.
https://x.com/i/status/2026363017810624522
#Myanmar (#Burma) 🇲🇲: Chin National Defence Force (#CNDF) carried out night time attacks against Junta soldiers in the city of #Falam, #Chin State.
Fighters seemingly used a possible Ruger Precision Rifle / MA-SB bolt-action sniper rifle with AGM Rattler V2 Thermal Scope.
https://x.com/i/status/2026178281658052956
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) reportedly carried out Drone strikes targeting Mexican Forces.
Cartel members used possible DJI Mavic / Matrice COTS Drones armed with air-dropped Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
https://x.com/i/status/2026047816049610959
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) members after ambushing Mexican National Guard (Guardia Nacional) in #Zapopan, #Jalisco.
Cartel members are notably using NV8160 Night Vision binoculars (or similar model) and 7.62x39mm AKM platform rifles.
https://x.com/i/status/2026013304699892194
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) members ambushing Mexican National Guard (Guardia Nacional) in #Zapopan, #Jalisco.
Gunmen are armed with a #USA-made 🇺🇸 Barrett M82A1 anti-materiel rifle, a quite rare CS/LR11 pattern rifle and side-folding AKMS pattern rifle.
https://x.com/i/status/2025980749870968859
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) members firing randomly as they move toward clashes with Mexican Forces in #Jalisco.
The gunmen are armed with a 5.56x45mm #NATO AR-15 and 7.62x39mm AKM / AKMS platform rifles —seem to be civilian rifles smuggled from #USA 🇺🇸.
https://x.com/i/status/2025747933350498420
#Mexico 🇲🇽: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (#CJNG) members reportedly set a gas station on fire in #Guadalajara, #Jalisco.
The gunmen are armed with common 5.56x45mm #NATO AR-15 rifles —possibly smuggled from #USA 🇺🇸.
https://x.com/i/status/2025656748715995259
#Iran 🇮🇷: “Kurdistan Freedom Party” (#PAK) militant conducting shooting training —likely in the #Kurdistan Regional Government in #Iraq 🇮🇶.
The militant notably seems to be using an Iranian-made 12.7mm DIO AM-50 “Sayyad” anti-materiel sniper rifle.
https://x.com/i/status/2025608946854023560
#Portugal / #Spain 🇵🇹🇪🇸: Spanish National Police and Porteguese Judicial Police conducted an operation against a criminal gang in Portugal.
Yugo Zastava M70B1 / M70AB2 rifles, #Hungary-made 🇭🇺 AK-63D (AMMS) assault rifle and Czech vz. 61 “Škorpion” submachine gun seized.
https://x.com/i/status/2025565276209570091