The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Taliban suicide bomber strikes bank in Helmand Posted: 22 Jun 2017 06:52 AM PDT A Taliban suicide bomber targeted security personnel and civilians as they lined up to collect their pay prior to the start fo Eid al Fitr. The Taliban has targeted Kabul Bank branches in the past.

Islamic State destroys mosque where Baghdadi delivered first speech as ‘caliph’ Posted: 21 Jun 2017 09:49 AM PDT The Islamic State demolished the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri earlier today. Abu Bakr al Baghdadi delivered his first speech as "Caliph Ibrahim" at the mosque in July 2014. Just days earlier, the Islamic State declared itself a so-called caliphate, ruling over large parts of Iraq and Syria.