Hugo Kaaman
@hugokaaman.bsky.social
Researcher & analyst. Focus on SVBIED design & tactics by non-state actors. Articles @MiddleEastInst @JanesINTEL @EuroEyeRad. IR grad, MENA studies
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 Unpublished longread from 2021 on what IS, HTS & ISWAP have in common: They all use SVBIEDs in the same way, from design choices to tactical use as a replacement for lack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...
The Strategic Logic of SVBIEDs – Part 1 – Mirroring the Conventional
The Strategic Logic of SVBIEDs – Part 1 – Mirroring the Conventional - Hugo Kaaman - January 26, 2025
hugokaaman.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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 Unpublished longread from 2021 on what IS, HTS & ISWAP have in common: They all use SVBIEDs in the same way, from design choices to tactical use as a replacement for lack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!
January 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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!
Reposted by Hugo Kaaman
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
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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...
November 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Behind the scenes at IS’ up-armored SVBIED workshops hugokaaman.com/factories-of...
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#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...
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...
DUGMA: The Button
An intimate portrait of four very different suicide bombers working for Al Nusra in Syria. From the Saudi who loves singing and fried chicken to the 26-year-old British convert who is worried about h...
journeyman.tv
November 12, 2024 at 12:16 PM
#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...
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
November 13, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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