The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Baghdadi claims ‘infidel nations’ are afraid of ‘final war’ Posted: 27 Dec 2015 10:03 AM PST In a new speech, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi claims that all Muslims are confronted by an alliance that includes much of the rest of the world. And he says the Islamic State is "the spearhead in the conflict between the camp of belief and the camp of non-belief," meaning all Muslims should rally to its cause.

Iraqi military retakes center of Ramadi from Islamic State Posted: 27 Dec 2015 09:57 AM PST The loss of Ramadi is a major blow to the Islamic State, which seized the provincial capital and raised its flag over the government center on May 15 after launching a coordinated assault on Iraqi units stationed in the city.