The Strategic Logic of SVBIED Use — Part 1 — Mirroring The Conventional. Unpublished longread from 2021 on what IS, HTS & ISWAP have in common: They all use SVBIEDs in the same way, from design choices to tactical use as a replacement for lack of air power hugokaaman.com/the-strategi...

Should have an article out on my website soon on the strategic logic of SVBIEDs and how they mirror the conventional. It’s a long read from 2021 that was never published, and there’s a part 2 too!

Islamic State claims to have conducted an operation in Karito, Borno, attacking a Nigerian army camp. The group says it destroyed 14 vehicles, killed or wounded over 20 soldiers, before the rest escaped. An SVBIED was used in the assault. #Nigeria

Behind the scenes at IS’ up-armored SVBIED workshops hugokaaman.com/factories-of...

#Dugma the Button, my award-winning film about four so-called Martyrdom Seekers in Jabhat al Nusra/al Qaida in #Syria can be found at journeyman.tv/film/6585 #BannedInChina The whole 1-hour documentary with Arabic sub-titles can be viewed for free at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCgS...

SVBIED designs during the battle of Mosul represent the highest degree of standardization & quality of IS’ output. SUV armor kits w/ angled plates, engine vent, headlight, bulletproof viewing port, hinged wheelhouse plates, environmental paint schemes & integrated target drone guidance