The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
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- Taliban,
Islamic State clash in eastern Afghanistan
- Shabaab
claims ‘Western intelligence officials’ targeted in airliner bombing
- The IRGC’s
involvement in the battle for Aleppo
- Jihadists
launch assaults on UN, Malian forces in northern Mali
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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