The M249-type Automated Turret series were used during the Georgian Information Crisis in 2004, with CIA intelligence finding use in T'blisi around October by Georgian soldiers under Kombayn Nikoladze. The same M249 series of Automated Turrets were also used by the Darah Dan Doa during the Indonesian Crisis in 2006. It should be noted that the CIA was surprised at the technology being used "anywhere close to that region" during its use in T'blisi, Georgia, meaning use by guerillas in Indonesia is remarkable.