The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Al Qaeda has not been neutralized
• Al Qaeda group claims credit for attack on hotel in Mali’s capital
• Jihadists storm Radisson hotel in Malian capital

Al Qaeda has not been neutralized Posted: 20 Nov 2015 10:37 AM PST Secretary of State John Kerry believes that al Qaeda’s “top leadership” has been “neutralize[d]” as “an effective force.” A brief look at al Qaeda's position throughout the globe tells a different story.

Al Qaeda group claims credit for attack on hotel in Mali’s capital Posted: 20 Nov 2015 07:48 AM PST Al Murabitoon, an al Qaeda group that operates in West Africa, claimed it executed the hotel siege in Mali in conjunction with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

Jihadists storm Radisson hotel in Malian capital Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:01 AM PST The attackers were heard yelling "Allahu Akbar" and separated Muslims from non-Muslims. The hostage crisis is the second to occur in Mali this year, but the first to occur in its capital. Jihadists have increasingly been able to penetrate southern Mali after a French-led counterterrorism mission in the north.