Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)





Posted: 13 Feb 2016 09:15 AM PST
The Taliban and al Qaeda have a vested interest in halting the spread of the Islamic State in Paktika, given the province's importance to the two jihadist groups.
Posted: 13 Feb 2016 07:52 AM PST
Shabaab, al Qaeda's official branch in East Africa, has issued a statement claiming responsibility for a failed airliner bombing on Feb. 2. The group portrays the bombing as part of its ongoing war with "Western and apostate intelligence" services, but doesn't explain how its adversaries in the CIA and other spy agencies were specifically targeted.
Posted: 13 Feb 2016 06:00 AM PST
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has invested significant resources to prop up Bashar al Assad's regime. Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, who oversees all of the Shiite militias active in Syria, is directing operations in the battle of Aleppo.
Posted: 11 Feb 2016 10:30 PM PST
The UN's mission in Mali continues to be one of the most dangerous peacekeeping operations in the world.

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