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Conflict Armament Research tracks illegal weapons in conflicts; providing evidence-based info to support arms control.

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[Regional Center on Small Arms @recsasec]

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A standout moment at today's Technical Advisory Committee Meeting — @conflictarm Conflict Armament Research (CAR) presentation on Conventional Ammunition & tracing of illicit weapons and ammunition, reinforcing the law-enforcement perspectives that guide our collective response under the #NairobiProtocol.

Operational expertise shaping regional policy. 💡

[CAR @conflictarm]

"More weapons, less action: What are the Houthis up to?"

The latest podcast from @TheNationalNews team featuring an interview with CAR's Head of Research on our investigations into smuggling to the #Houthis https://t.co/74Vh6J1ySq

Read the report https://t.co/WKLO28aSYf

[CAR @conflictarm]

Looking to be part of a dynamic field team, deploying to conflict locations to document illicit weapons?

CAR is currently recruiting a new Field Investigator role to support its Middle East operations. Deadline to apply is 30 May 2026. https://t.co/3uKsF27JZw

[CAR @conflictarm]

📢 New Vacancy: CAR seeks a Field Investigator to support and lead its field operations in the Middle East.
Come be part of CAR's ground-breaking work.

For more information, and the full application pack, go to https://t.co/3uKsF27JZw

[CAR @conflictarm]

New 📢 from CAR: ‘Powering the Houthis: Analysing Houthi missile components’

Read CAR's new #Yemen Frontline Perspective: https://t.co/WKLO28bqNN

#Houthis #Yemen #missilecontrol

[CAR @conflictarm]

📢 New Vacancy: CAR seeks a Field Investigator to support and lead its field operations in the Middle East.
Come be part of CAR's ground-breaking work.

For more information, and the full application pack, go to https://t.co/3uKsF27JZw

[CAR @conflictarm]

📢 New Vacancy: CAR seeks a Field Investigator to support and lead its field operations in the Middle East.
Come be part of CAR's ground-breaking work.

For more information, and the full application pack, go to https://t.co/3uKsF27JZw

[CAR @conflictarm]

Thank you to all who have worked with CAR over the past 15 years. We remain more committed than ever before to tackling weapon diversion around the world.

[CAR @conflictarm]

This week mark's CAR's 15th anniversary. When we first started in 2011, our mission was clear: put boots on the ground in conflict hotspots around the world to understand exactly what weapons were being diverted, and how. 15 years later, that core mission hasn't changed (1/3)

[CAR @conflictarm]

If anything, our mission is more important now than ever. From Yemen to the Sahel, from Ukraine to Somalia, CAR is on the ground working to generate unique evidence of weapon diversion and to support governments to tackle the problem at source.

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR’s findings suggest that Houthi domestic production capabilities remain limited and continue to rely on external support and Iranian-origin weapon systems. (5/5)

Read the Frontline Perspective https://t.co/TCk2c3mNwR

[CAR @conflictarm]

Between August 2024 and June 2025, CAR documented more than 800 missile and UAV components  recovered from multiple Red Sea maritime seizures destined for Houthi forces in Yemen 🧵(1/5)

[CAR @conflictarm]

The vast majority of these components are foreign-made, with only 5% linked to Iran production. Most of these would fall under the Common High Priority List (CHPL), which guides governments and industry to address electronic components most critical to missile development. (4/5)

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR’s 2025 documentation of Red Sea maritime seizures reveals the Houthis’ rapidly evolving and increasingly advanced missile and UAV capabilities, including systems capable of threatening shipping and infrastructure across the wider region.

Read: https://t.co/TCk2c3mNwR

[CAR @conflictarm]

New 📢 from CAR: ‘Powering the Houthis: Analysing Houthi missile components’

Read CAR's new #Yemen Frontline Perspective: https://t.co/TCk2c3mNwR

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR last week supported @UKUN_NewYork
-led discussions on the military capabilities of the Houthis in Yemen, a very timely issue and one that CAR investigators have been actively researching. Many thanks to the UK for inviting CAR.

[British Embassy Yemen 🇬🇧🇾🇪 @UKinYemen]

استضافت بعثة المملكة المتحدة لدى الأمم المتحدة @UKUN_NewYork إحاطة للدول الأعضاء بمشاركة @conflictarmو @CenturyIntl / @XCEPT_Research حول شبكات تهريب الحوثيين للأسلحة. يدعم تحليلهم القائم على الأدلة عمل 🇺🇳 ومداولات العقوبات لتعزيز الجهود الدولية لتقويض سلاسل الإمداد غير المشروعة.

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR last week supported @UKUN_NewYork -led discussions on the military capabilities of the Houthis in Yemen, a very timely issue and one that CAR investigators have been actively researching. Stay tuned for an upcoming report on this topic. Many thanks to the UK for inviting CAR.

[نورا الجروي Noora AL-Jarwi @Noorajrwi]

بعثة المملكة المتحدة لدى الأمم المتحدة @UKUN_NewYork إحاطة للدول الأعضاء بمشاركة @conflictarmو @CenturyIntl / @XCEPT_Research حول شبكات تهريب الحوثيين للأسلحة. يدعم تحليلهم القائم على الأدلة عمل 🇺🇳 ومداولات العقوبات لتعزيز الجهود الدولية لتقويض سلاسل الإمداد غير المشروعة.

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR's latest field dispatch from its 🇲🇲 investigations. #Myanmar #drones

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR traced the motor of an Iranian Sayyad-107 UAV to a now-sanctioned Myanmar company – suggesting a potential procurement link between the two countries.

Read CAR's new Myanmar Field Dispatch: https://t.co/r6YRqqemLa

[CAR @conflictarm]

CAR’s follow-on investigations further identified the involvement of Iran-linked entities in the transfer chain, highlighting a potential procurement link between Iran and Myanmar – two countries under significant sanctions. (5/5)

Read the Dispatch: https://t.co/r6YRqqemLa

[CAR @conflictarm]

Through formal tracing, CAR established the recipient of the motor as Synpex, a Myanmar-based company. The transfer comprised five shipments of 300 motors carried out between 2020–2023. (3/5)

[CAR @conflictarm]

Synpex was sanctioned by the UK in 2021, and subsequently by Canada in 2023 and the US in 2024, for its role in brokering military equipment for the Myanmar military. Synpex was not under sanctions when the initial transfer took place. (4/5)