The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban suicide assault squad pledges allegiance to emir Mullah Mansour
• Islamic State ‘province’ bombs hotel in the Sinai
• Al Nusrah Front fights Iraqi militia in Aleppo

Taliban suicide assault squad pledges allegiance to emir Mullah Mansour Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:01 AM PST The Muaskar ul Fida is likely loyal to the Haqqani Network, an al Qaeda-linked Taliban group that is backed by Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment.

Islamic State ‘province’ bombs hotel in the Sinai Posted: 24 Nov 2015 06:51 AM PST The Islamic State's Sinai "province" claimed responsibility for a bombing at a hotel in the Sinai earlier today. The group continues to run a prolific insurgency and has proven it is capable of committing mass casualty terrorist attacks against civilians as well.

Al Nusrah Front fights Iraqi militia in Aleppo Posted: 23 Nov 2015 05:49 PM PST Iranian-backed Shia militias are fighting for Assad in Aleppo as regime forces, backed by Hezbollah and Russian airstrikes, try to push back jihadists and rebels in the northern province.