The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• US adds 2 HIG explosive experts to list of global terrorists
• Omar al Shishani was ‘badly wounded’ in US airstrike
• Caucasus Emirate in Syria highlights role in Aleppo fighting
• US special operations forces raid Shabaab in southern Somalia

US adds 2 HIG explosive experts to list of global terrorists Posted: 10 Mar 2016 08:34 AM PST State linked Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin explosive experts Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor to a suicide attack that was carried out by a young woman that killed 12 people in Kabul. Additionally, Saboor has been linked to a suicide attack that killed six Americans.

Omar al Shishani was ‘badly wounded’ in US airstrike Posted: 10 Mar 2016 06:47 AM PST The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP that Shishani "was seriously injured" and taken to a hospital in Raqqah province, where he was treated by a European doctor.

Caucasus Emirate in Syria highlights role in Aleppo fighting Posted: 09 Mar 2016 05:53 PM PST The small North Caucasian group does not play a significant role in the fighting, however, its inclusion is still important as it provides extra manpower to al Qaeda and its other allies against the regime and Kurdish forces.

US special operations forces raid Shabaab in southern Somalia Posted: 09 Mar 2016 05:15 PM PST The involvement of US special operations forces in the Awdigle raid and the heavy resistance put up by Shabaab indicates that the objective was to capture a high value target.