The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban kills 6 coalition troops in suicide attack at Bagram
• Taliban controls or contests nearly all of southern Afghan province
• Islamic State supporters show training camp in the Philippines

Taliban kills 6 coalition troops in suicide attack at Bagram Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:04 AM PST "Six Resolute Support service members died as a result of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack in Bagram, Afghanistan," the international coalition confirmed. Bagram is a high priority target for the Taliban.

Taliban controls or contests nearly all of southern Afghan province Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:34 AM PST Sangin district is the latest to fall under the Taliban's control. The Taliban now controls five of Helmand's 13 districts, and contests another seven.

Islamic State supporters show training camp in the Philippines Posted: 20 Dec 2015 07:13 PM PST The video shows a rudimentary training camp in a forested area somewhere in the Philippines. It is unclear which group is shown training, but the video makes clear of its support to the Islamic State.