The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Shabaab threatens more attacks in Kenya
• IRGC Saberin Special Forces at work in Syria
• 2 Damascus-based jihadist groups swear allegiance to Al Nusrah Front
• US drones target jihadist ‘hideouts’ in Pakistan’s tribal areas

Shabaab threatens more attacks in Kenya Posted: 22 Feb 2016 12:38 PM PST Shabaab's leader in Kenya warns jihadists will turn the country's flag red with "the blood that we will spill in Kenya."

IRGC Saberin Special Forces at work in Syria Posted: 22 Feb 2016 10:15 AM PST Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps mourns commandos from the "Saberin" killed in Syria. The Saberin is a unit modeled after Western special forces.

2 Damascus-based jihadist groups swear allegiance to Al Nusrah Front Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:27 AM PST Two small jihadist groups in Damascus, Ansar al Sharia and Al Muntasir Billah, have sworn allegiance to Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria. Several organizations have joined Al Nusrah since late last year.

US drones target jihadist ‘hideouts’ in Pakistan’s tribal areas Posted: 22 Feb 2016 08:33 AM PST The attack took place in the tribal agency of Kurram, where the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network is known to have moved its base of operations.