The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

---

Another al Qaeda veteran reportedly killed while leading Jund al Aqsa in Syria Posted: 27 May 2015 07:32 AM PDT Said Arif, an al Qaeda veteran, has reportedly been killed in an airstrike in Syria. Jihadists on social media have identified Arif as a senior figure in Jund al Aqsa, an al Qaeda front group.

Pakistani Taliban rejects Islamic State’s ‘self-professed caliphate’ Posted: 26 May 2015 08:32 PM PDT The Pakistani Taliban has released a lengthy statement rejecting Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's claim to be the new caliph. The group praises Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, as well as deceased al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his successor, Ayman al Zawahiri.