CAR investigators have identified 18 North Korean Type 68 assault rifles among a series of weapons recovered following several high-profile ‘prison breaks’ by Islamic State cells. 🧵(1/7) These rifles are rarely observed across CAR’s global data set of illicit weapons. Their presence in relatively high quantities within this prison break seizure data is highly unusual. (2/7)

CAR field investigators have documented the wreckage of 17 precision-guided munitions in north-east Syria. The munitions were manufactured in Türkiye and were likely fired from drones.🧵(1/6) CAR found that key components were made in the EU, including electromagnetic brakes (used to help control the munition fins), despite several governments restricting export of sensitive equipment to Türkiye at the time. (2/6)

In January 2023, a CAR field investigation team documented the warhead of an Iranian Shahed-131 single-use UAV. This is the first time that analysis of these warheads has been released in the public domain. bit.ly/multipurpose_w… 🧵 [1/8] This multipurpose warhead for the Iranian Shahed-series UAV was specifically designed to ensure maximum damage to targets such as critical infrastructure #drone #UkraineRussiaWar [2/8]

In early November 2022, a CAR team had access to Shahed-131, Shahed-136 single-use UAVs, and a Mohajer-6 UAV used by Russia in Ukraine. Here's what we found 🧵 (1/7, report shortcut link: bit.ly/Iraniandrones, h/t @damspleet) Through visual comparison with four UAV models documented in 2017-2022 in the Middle East, CAR confirms that the Shahed-131, Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6 UAVs used by Russia in Ukraine were made in #Iran (2/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones