Lucas Webber Profile Banner
Lucas Webber Profile
Lucas Webber

@LucasADWebber

14,814
Followers
8,145
Following
1,945
Media
43,897
Statuses

Analyst of Great Power Politics and Transnational Militant Movements. Co-founder/Editor @MilitantWire

Joined April 2012
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
Split image showing the sons of Chechen fighters who fought the Russians in the 90s now active on Ukraine
Tweet media one
14
279
3K
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
AP: U.S. now assesses that #Wagner has some 50,000 personnel fighting in #Ukraine , including 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts that the company has recruited from prisons. Wagner, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, is spending about $100 million a month in the fight #Russia
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
30
189
530
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
11 months
Ukraine's Armor Appears To Have A Russian Attack Helicopter Problem “There is evidence that Russia may be starting to enjoy more aerial access over critical areas near the front lines”
16
71
419
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 years
#Greece : Molotov cocktails thrown towards police at the #US embassy in #Athens
8
145
316
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Posted in a Russian ultranationalist channel with caption reading “Orthodox Jihad” (Russian National Unity patch)
Tweet media one
31
75
303
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
Video from #Venezuela ... oh wait, this is France #GiletsJaunes
12
181
237
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
11 months
Chechen forces have reportedly arrived in the Belgorod region to bolster border defences and repel incursions
@prestonstew_
Preston Stewart
1 year
The Russian Volunteer Corps wants to take on Putin, but there’s a catch. Thanks to @MilitantWire for their work in this subject, pulled heavily from the hard work that team has already put in.
2
7
31
31
54
259
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Zawahiri's killing barely stayed in the headlines and was quickly overshadowed by Pelosi's Taiwan visit. The 'War on Terror' era of US foreign policy is long over, and great power competition is back at the forefront for the foreseeable future
12
66
237
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
9 months
Poland arrests nine over alleged plot to sabotage Ukraine arms supplies Nine are said to be members of Russian spy ring that monitored railway lines and made plans to disrupt deliveries
5
70
230
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 months
The Crocus City Hall attack follows multiple clashes with supposed #IslamicState militants - including a raid on an #ISKP hideout where jihadists were plotting against at least one target in Moscow. The US issued a travel warning to avoid crowds in the capital shortly after…
@ColinPClarke
Colin P. Clarke
2 months
The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia. @LucasADWebber @Valle_Riccardo_ @ForeignPolicy #Moscow
9
106
258
10
137
230
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
#Kashmir : Indian troops fire tear gas as mass protests erupt in #Srinagar
10
104
162
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
8
20
179
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
After a year of research, @Valle_Riccardo_ and I are glad to present our study on the historical evolution of al-Qaeda’s positions on China @HudsonInstitute
Tweet media one
6
68
162
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
For @JamestownTweets , I profiled Ka Maria Malaya, a prominent figure in the Philippine Communist militant movement
Tweet media one
2
30
148
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
11 months
Russia's factory activity expands for 13th month running in May "Activity in Russia's manufacturing sector increased for the 13th month running in May and employment rose at its sharpest pace in more than two decades, though export orders contracted"
9
48
154
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
8 months
The State of al Qaeda and ISIS in 2023 - Very good overview by @KatieZimmerman and Nathan Vincent
Tweet media one
7
89
150
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 months
China has officially recognized the Taliban’s ambassador
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
@HashteSubhDaily
Hasht e Subh Daily
3 months
رییس‌جمهور چین اعتمادنامه سفیر طالبان را پذیرفت
Tweet media one
5
3
68
7
68
149
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 years
Man shot in #Russia in argument over Kant: An argument over the theories of 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant ended in a man being shot in a grocery store in southern Russia
5
35
130
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
6 months
I wrote a low effort tweet from my couch saying no it is not
@thedebralea
Debra Lea
6 months
I wrote a 25 page research paper in college for a national security class on the dangers of online anonymity & how China & Russia use bots to execute cyber terrorism & purchase arms.Nikki is a foreign policy hawk, so this is actually a valid solution to counter cyber terrorism.
302
4
51
7
14
132
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
German Volunteer Corps first appeared alongside RVC at a solstice ceremony and are now making their ideology clear
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
@war_noir
War Noir
1 year
My article on the weaponry of the Pro- #Ukrainian group that recently infiltrated #Bryansk : "Weapons Used by the #Russian Volunteer Corps" via @MilitantWire #Russia #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦
0
8
42
12
26
126
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
Reports of multiple casualties after gunman opens fire at two mosques in #Christchurch New Zealand. The gunman allegedly live-streamed and left a manifesto. #ChristchurchMosqueAttack
20
82
112
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
Macron advocates regime change in #Venezuela based on human rights concerns while brutalizing French citizens #GiletsJaunes
6
95
101
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
New Zealand police commissioner confirms three men and a woman detained in connection to the #Christchurch mosque shootings. Officers reportedly recovered a number of IEDs as well.
2
54
106
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
8 months
‘Corridor wars’ in global geopolitics
Tweet media one
3
37
106
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
The #IslamicState pantheon of influential figures - posted in a pro-IS channel
Tweet media one
6
11
73
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Tomorrow @war_noir and I will be publishing an analysis of Russia’s Wagner organization for @MilitantWire
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
1
12
105
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
8 months
New by @bertina_alec and I for @CTCWP — The Russian Imperial Movement in the #Ukraine Wars: 2014-2023
Tweet media one
7
40
104
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 years
What #coronavirus symptoms look like, day by day #COVID19 #Pandemic
6
53
98
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
#Indonesia ’s most wanted militant Ali Kalora killed in jungle shoot-out: Kalora was the leader of ‘MIT’ – the East Indonesia Mujahideen network that had pledged allegiance to the #IslamicState . Another suspected extremist, Jaka Ramadan, was also shot dead
4
49
89
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
Macron skis in the French Pyrenees while Paris descends into chaos #GiletsJaunes #YellowVests
20
61
77
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
My latest on #Substack #Afghanistan : #IslamicState Khurasan Province ( #ISKP ) Criticizes #Taliban - #China Relations
5
47
87
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Scenes from a recent #IslamicState Central #Africa Province ( #ISCAP ) video
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
11
13
73
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Philippine Communist guerrillas pay tribute to Jose Maria Sison, founder of the #CPP and #NPA
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
1
9
76
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
11 months
No US flag behind Blinken seems like a statement being made
Tweet media one
8
17
94
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
@theScoreNHL Do not bet on the Leafs, this is financial advice
4
2
94
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
#IslamicState militants from #India pledge allegiance to new leader #ISHP
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
6
12
67
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
6 months
Two #Israel officials said the decision "to expand" ground operations in #Gaza was made by the Israeli war cabinet on Thursday night Cellular, internet and other communications in the enclave have also been cut. #Palestine #Hamas
1
27
89
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
- Afghanistan withdrawal was long overdue - The execution is a mess - Biden deserves credit for sticking with it despite concerted pushback - Al-Qaeda and other groups remain active in Afghanistan *All of these things can be (are) true
1
23
84
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Pro- #IslamicState Al-Saqri Foundation for Military Sciences released a booklet on remote detonation methods
Tweet media one
@MilitantWire
Militant Wire
2 years
Islamic State-Aligned ‘Al-Saqri Foundation for Military Sciences’ Launches New Incitement Campaign with Bomb-Making Manuals - by @LucasADWebber with comment from @MoustafaAyad and @MENAanalyst
0
36
53
6
10
79
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Communist militants across the #Philippines continue to pay respects to CPP Founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
1
14
79
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Misanthropic Division Brazil flag with some captured Russian patches in #Ukraine
Tweet media one
2
8
84
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 months
The #IslamicState has claimed the #Kerman , #Iran suicide bombings
Tweet media one
6
56
87
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
The Salafi-Jihadi Movement in Africa: November 2021
Tweet media one
3
38
79
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Russian Wagner Group training security forces in the Central African Republic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
3
19
77
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
An #IslamicState in #Iraq analysis by @war_noir and I will be published later today on @MilitantWire . We go deep into the group's current state, operational capabilities, and weapons arsenal To access, subscribe here👇
Tweet media one
0
19
79
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 years
Newsstands burn in Paris during week 18 of French #YellowVests protests #GiletsJaunes
7
41
51
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
How the Ukraine war became a spectator sport "… by one grim milestone, the conflict surely surpasses any war in history: it must hold the record for the greatest number of individual human deaths captured on camera" - ⁦ @arisroussinos
6
18
81
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Photos published by Turkistan Islamic Party-linked Yurtugh Tactical
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
9
6
64
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Many in our field scoff at the study of Dabiq and Rumiyah magazines, but they are vital publications for understanding of the Islamic State organization and broader global movement Urdu language translations of Rumiyah are currently being circulated in pro-IS channels
Tweet media one
5
16
70
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Philippine communist insurgents give online operational security tips to their fighters and supporters
Tweet media one
3
27
74
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 months
All you had to do is listen to what they’ve been saying publicly for years — there was a major chill effect to avoid being labelled as a Putin supporter. Understanding a competitor’s views on its perceived security interests does not equate to sympathizing
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
5 months
Western politicians, commentators, and media vastly underestimated Russia’s motivation and commitment to see through this war longterm “Putin says no peace in Ukraine until his goals are achieved”
5
5
26
3
10
80
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to allocate another 500 million euros ($542 million) for military aid for #Ukraine , officials said, as Berlin faced more pressure over calls from #Kyiv to supply it with German-made Leopard tanks.
0
22
76
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
#Afghanistan : The #Taliban empty the prisons and loot the armouries
4
49
69
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Turkistan Islamic Party linked Yurtugh Tactical
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
1
16
68
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
I doubt we will have semi-accurate figures for years … if ever. Both sides (and their allies) are in wartime propaganda mode, so I am skeptical of any figures being floated
@LucasFoxNews
Lucas Tomlinson
1 year
Russian forces in Ukraine: 50,000 killed. 180,000 wounded. Ukrainian forces: 20,000 killed. 130,000 wounded.
33
59
165
4
10
74
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
7 months
The Jerusalem Post: The #IDF published a photo on Thursday of an #ISIS flag left by infiltrating #Hamas terrorists in the ravaged southern kibbutz of Sufa. #Israel
Tweet media one
30
25
73
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
Russian sources reporting Ukrainian gains in the Bakhmut area
Tweet media one
2
14
71
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
I wrote about the Islamic State's media campaign targeting Taliban-China relations for @eurasianet
1
33
66
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Heavy fighting in #Bakhmut
0
11
73
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
Time lapse of the #Taliban ’s military gains in #Afghanistan ( @LongWarJournal )
3
52
71
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
8 months
He is truly the content king
@Xaniken
Xaniken
8 months
Tweet media one
16
228
2K
1
4
72
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
From a pro- #IslamicState channel
Tweet media one
6
15
63
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
Chinese military base in #Tajikistan
Tweet media one
3
19
62
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
My latest for the @JamestownTweets Militant Leadership Monitor Muhammad al-Uyghuri: The New Face of IS Khorasan’s Anti-China Propaganda
Tweet media one
3
32
63
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
I wrote about the Islamic State’s maritime operations in Iraq and Syria for @CIMSEC
Tweet media one
2
24
62
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
9 months
Successful military coups in Africa since 2020 (Map by @BloombergAfrica / HT @vtchakarova )
Tweet media one
5
24
73
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
#Afghanistan : Emptying prisons will further swell the #Taliban ’s ranks
5
28
68
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 years
#Belgium : Riots in #Anderlecht after a 19 year old was killed in a police chase Friday evening #Brussels
20
66
64
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Ukrainian ultra nationalist Right Sector fighters posing in front of a blown out building #Ukraine #Russia
Tweet media one
9
17
61
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
My latest with ⁦ @iAdnanAamir ⁩ for ⁦ @NikkeiAsia ⁩: China risks militants' wrath in Afghanistan, Pakistan and beyond Featuring insights from ⁦ @PotempkinBrain ⁩, ⁦ @MENAanalyst ⁩, and ⁦ @G_CalderonLopez
3
34
66
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
Bandits in #Nigeria have shot down an air force plane in a rare case of a military jet being brought down by a criminal gang in the country
3
40
63
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
Nikolai Kravchenko, a prominent founding member of Azov Regiment, was reportedly killed in #Mariupol #Ukraine #Russia
Tweet media one
14
24
57
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
German Volunteer Corps fighters and a man wearing a Blood and Honor Ukraine shirt holding a Misanthropic Division flag
Tweet media one
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
German Volunteer Corps first appeared alongside RVC at a solstice ceremony and are now making their ideology clear
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
12
26
126
7
20
60
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
My latest for @Diplomat_APAC about the recent #ISKP suicide bombing at #Russia 's embassy in #Afghanistan The #IslamicState movement — including its Af-Pak branch — is vehemently anti-Russia in orientation, criticizing its foreign and domestic policies
2
34
62
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
6 months
Synthwave aesthetics featured in a video posted in a Central Asian #IslamicState channel
Tweet media one
4
15
64
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
#China , #Xinjiang , and the #Uyghurs in Global Jihadist Propaganda A piece I wrote for Small Wars Journal ( @smallwars )
Tweet media one
1
29
54
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
My latest for @JamestownTweets : The Islamic State’s Anti-Russia Propaganda Campaign and Criticism of Taliban-Russian Relations
Tweet media one
2
35
57
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
3 years
Time Magazine: December 17, 2001
Tweet media one
3
13
65
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
#Afghanistan : “Chinese Hotel” in #Kabul was attacked
6
38
60
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
4 years
#France : Protest against police brutality
6
23
61
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 years
My latest for ⁦ @eurasianet #Taliban target Tajik #IslamicState fighters: The Taliban have begun a PR blitz against the Islamic State, which has challenged the new Afghan government’s promise to bring peace to the country and its borders. #ISKP
2
32
60
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
27 days
Concerning development: ISKP now threatening and calling for drone use in attacks in the West
Tweet media one
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
27 days
Reminder: Al-Azaim is an official *branch-level* propaganda outlet by any measure — here directly raising funds for IS/ISKP external operations
1
11
27
3
30
64
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
10 months
Islamic State Khurasan threatens Sweden and the West over the Quran incident
Tweet media one
3
24
50
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
#IslamicState West #Africa fighters watching the new IS- #Somalia video. Quite interesting how IS branches stay up to date on news and developments related to other IS conflict arenas. #ISWAP
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
2
30
57
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
Maps of the situation in Bakhmut by @TheStudyofWar and @War_Mapper
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
0
7
62
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
1 year
The #IslamicState ’s #Somalia branch released a new video. @G88Daniele and I are currently working on a study about the group and its online support networks
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
2
19
55
@LucasADWebber
Lucas Webber
2 months
Tfw you match with the honeypot
@BNONews
BNO News
2 months
BREAKING: U.S. Air Force employee charged with giving classified information to woman he met on dating site
Tweet media one
774
2K
17K
6
3
60