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ILLICIT WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN – ISSUE 01
Recent Taliban seizures of equipment previously provided to Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) by the United States and NATO probably constitutes one of the most significant large-scale diversion of military equipment in recent history. This Frontline Perspective, the first in a series from CAR's investigations in Afghanistan, explores the long-standing capacity of the Taliban and other armed actors in Afghanistan to access weapons that had been issued to ANDSF, and considers the systemic challenges that have enabled weapon diversion from national custody.
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PROCUREMENT NETWORKS BEHIND ISLAMIC STATE IMPROVISED WEAPON PROGRAMMES
The findings of an 18-month investigation mapping the human and financial networks behind the global procurement of goods and technologies for Islamic State weapons production. Shows how Islamic State procurers concealed their efforts behind front companies, pseudonymous communications and proxy purchasers.
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الشبكات التي تقف وراء برامج الأسلحة المرتجلة الخاصة بتنظيم داعش
نتائج تحقيق استمر 18 شهراً يحدد الشبكات البشرية والمالية وراء الشراء العالمي للسلع والتقنيات المستخدمة في إنتاج أسلحة تنظيم داعش. يُظهر هذا التحقيق كيف أخفى سماسرة التنظيم جهودهم وراء الشركات الوهمية والأسماء المستعارة والوكلاء لإتمام عمليات الشراء.
IŞİD’İN DOĞAÇLAMA SİLAH PROGRAMLARININ ARDINDA YATAN TEDARİK AĞLARI
Bu rapor, IŞİD’in silah üretimi için kullandığı küresel mal ve teknoloji tedarik zincirlerinin ardında yatan insan şebekeleri ve finansal ağların haritalanması için 18 ay süren bir araştırmanın bulgularını içerir ve IŞİD tedarikçilerinin çalışmalarını nasıl paravan şirketler, sahte iletişimler ve vekil alıcılar kullanarak sakladığını gösterir.
EVOLUTION OF UAVs EMPLOYED BY HOUTHI FORCES IN YEMEN
This dispatch tracks the evolution of Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have become increasingly lethal and powerful. CAR finds that the Yemeni group is able to domestically manufacture some components while procuring more sophisticated electronic items from foreign supply networks.
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مسار تطور الطائرات بدون طيار التي تستخدمها القوات الحوثية في اليمن
تتبع هذه البرقية تطور الطائرات بدون طيار للحوثيين والذي أصبح يزداد في الضراوة والقوة. تجد منظمة بحوث التسلح أثناء الصراعات بأن هذه المجموعة اليمنية قادرة على صناعة بعض المكونات محليا فيما تقوم بالحصول على المكونات الإلكترونية الأكثر تطورا من شبكات الموردين الخارجية.
THE IED THREAT IN BAHRAIN
This report shows that external supply chains have provided components for the construction of IEDS to Bahraini militants. This materiel is identical to materiel captured from Houthi forces in Yemen and demonstrates Bahraini militants’ capability to manufacture explosives and IEDs domestically.
الألغام والعبوات الناسفة المرتجلة المستخدمة من طرف قوات الحوثيين في الساحل الغربي من اليمن
يقدم هذا التقرير نظرة موسعة حول الألغام والعبوات الناسفة المرتجلة التي تستخدمها قوات الحوثيين في الساحل الغربي لليمن. وقد كشفت تحقيقات مؤسسة “أبحاث التسليح أثناء الصراعات” (CAR) أن جزءاً هاماً من هذه الألغام عبارة عن ألغام مرتجلة مُصنَّعة محلياً من طرف قوات الحوثيين.
MINES AND IEDs EMPLOYED BY HOUTHI FORCES ON YEMEN’S WEST COAST
The report provides an extensive overview of landmines and IEDs being employed by Houthi forces on the west coast of Yemen. CAR’s investigations reveal that a significant portion of landmines are improvised and produced, domestically, by Houthi forces.
DIVERSION DIGEST – ISSUE 1
This first edition of CAR’s Diversion Digest presents a statistical analysis of how weapons diversion occurs. It looks at more than a thousand cases where weapons and ammunition have been captured, lost, stolen or otherwise diverted to illicit actors, and considers how the international Arms Trade Treaty might address these main causes of diversion.