The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Jalaluddin Haqqani supports new Taliban emir, calls for unity
• Turkistan Islamic Party thanks Shabaab for damaging Chinese embassy in Somalia
• Former Guantanamo detainee Mullah Zakir supports new Taliban emir

Jalaluddin Haqqani supports new Taliban emir, calls for unity Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:21 AM PDT The influential veteran jihadist leader has endorsed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as the new emir of the Taliban, and urged others to pledge to him, according to the Taliban.

Turkistan Islamic Party thanks Shabaab for damaging Chinese embassy in Somalia Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:18 AM PDT The Uighur jihadist group based in South Asia sent a message to the "honorable Mujahideen in Somalia" thanking them for the recent attack on the Jazeera hotel in Mogadishu.

Former Guantanamo detainee Mullah Zakir supports new Taliban emir Posted: 01 Aug 2015 05:47 PM PDT According to a letter attributed to Mullah Adbul Qayoum Zakir, the former Quantanamo Bay detainee denied reports that he is at odds with new Taliban emir Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour.