The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• ‘Iraqi forces not driven from Ramadi, they drove out of Ramadi’
• Islamic State seizes Syrian city of Palmyra
• Coalition airstrikes kill 14 Al Nusrah Front members
• French forces kill two al Qaeda leaders in Mali

‘Iraqi forces not driven from Ramadi, they drove out of Ramadi’ Posted: 21 May 2015 10:44 AM PDT The US military is issuing bizarre spin about events in both Iraq and Syria.

Islamic State seizes Syrian city of Palmyra Posted: 21 May 2015 08:54 AM PDT The jihadist group may destroy ancient ruins in the city, as it has done in Mosul and elsewhere. The Islamic State is now said to control half of Syria.

Coalition airstrikes kill 14 Al Nusrah Front members Posted: 21 May 2015 03:55 AM PDT The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, claims that 14 fighters were killed in recent coalition air strikes in Syria.

French forces kill two al Qaeda leaders in Mali Posted: 20 May 2015 04:41 PM PDT The special forces raids killed an al Qaeda leader known for kidnapping and murdering Western hostages.