The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Divisions emerge within the Islamic State’s Yemen ‘province’
• French special forces target Al Murabitoon in northern Mali
• Turkistan Islamic Party claims using US-made anti-tank missile in northwest Syria

Divisions emerge within the Islamic State’s Yemen ‘province’ Posted: 23 Dec 2015 08:20 AM PST Seventy members of the Islamic State's Yemen "province," including three members of its sharia committee, its military emir, and its chief of general security, announced their "defection" from the group's "governor."

French special forces target Al Murabitoon in northern Mali Posted: 23 Dec 2015 08:14 AM PST One month after the jihadist group conducted a terrorist attack in Mali's capital killing over 20 people, the French military launched a four hour raid against Al Murabitoon reportedly killing several of its fighters in northern Mali.

Turkistan Islamic Party claims using US-made anti-tank missile in northwest Syria Posted: 22 Dec 2015 05:37 PM PST If confirmed, the Turkistan Islamic Party is not the only jihadist group to have used the US-made anti-tank missiles. The Islamic State, Al Nusrah Front, and the Caucasus Emirate in Syria have all released propaganda showing its forces using the TOW missiles.