The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Terrorists attack subway, airport in Brussels
• US adds emir of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur to list of global terrorists
• Shabaab overruns Somali military base
• Iraqi militia leader wants to model PMF after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
• Abu Sayyaf Group battalion defects to Islamic State

Terrorists attack subway, airport in Brussels Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:42 AM PDT Amaq News Agency, a propaganda arm of the Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Belgium earlier today. Belgium has long been in the Islamic State's crosshairs.

US adds emir of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur to list of global terrorists Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:29 AM PDT Abu Warda Santoso As Syarqi Al Indunisi declared allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi days after the Islamic State emir announced the formation of the caliphate. Santoso has called on Indonesians to attack Special Detachment 88, the counter-terrorism police.

Shabaab overruns Somali military base Posted: 22 Mar 2016 06:39 AM PDT Shabaab continues its gains in southern Somalia despite large-scale presence of African Union troops.

Iraqi militia leader wants to model PMF after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Posted: 21 Mar 2016 07:34 PM PDT "We want to be a third power in Iraq," the commander of Saraya Khorasani said. "Why can't the Hashd [Popular Mobilization Force] be like the Revolutionary Guard in Iran?"

Abu Sayyaf Group battalion defects to Islamic State Posted: 21 Mar 2016 07:23 PM PDT The Jund al Tawhid Battalion makes at least three Abu Sayyaf Group battalions to have defected to the Islamic State. However, it is still unclear if the entirety of Abu Sayyaf has done so.