The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Pakistani Taliban spokesman says reports of joining Islamic State are ‘lies’
• Turkistan Islamic Party releases photos from captured Syrian regime airbase
• Debunking the myth that al Qaeda doesn’t seek to control territory like the Islamic State
• AQAP, Islamic State both praise 9/11 attacks in English-language magazines
• Al Nusrah Front publishes photos from raid on Syrian regime airbase

Pakistani Taliban spokesman says reports of joining Islamic State are ‘lies’ Posted: 10 Sep 2015 12:50 PM PDT Earlier today, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khorasani denied reports that his group was going to join Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's Islamic State. Khorasani said that these reports are "false" and based on "lies." There are multiple indications that al Qaeda helped reorganize the current Pakistani Taliban coalition this year.

Turkistan Islamic Party releases photos from captured Syrian regime airbase Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:53 AM PDT The Uighur jihadist group, with its longstanding ties to al Qaeda, continues to play a pivotal role assisting Al Nusrah Front in northwestern Syria.

Debunking the myth that al Qaeda doesn’t seek to control territory like the Islamic State Posted: 10 Sep 2015 05:46 AM PDT Al Qaeda's branches and allies have held or continue to control ground in Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Mali, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Libya, contrary to the narrative that only the Islamic State seeks to take territory.

AQAP, Islamic State both praise 9/11 attacks in English-language magazines Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:09 PM PDT The latest editions of AQAP's Inspire and the Islamic State's Dabiq were published online today. Both English-language magazines praise the 9/11 attacks.

Al Nusrah Front publishes photos from raid on Syrian regime airbase Posted: 09 Sep 2015 02:33 PM PDT The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in the Levant, posted a series of images from its successful raid on the Abu Duhour airbase. Al Nusrah and its allies had long fought the Syrian regime for control of the airbase, which is located in the Idlib province of Syria.