The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban kills dozens in suicide assault in Kabul
• AQAP says it wanted to debate the Islamic State
• US transfers 9 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia

Taliban kills dozens in suicide assault in Kabul Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:52 AM PDT The Taliban targeted a unit that is responsible for providing security for Afghan officials in a coordinated suicide assault in the Afghan capital. NATO's commander claimed the Taliban won't face security forces on the battlefield, ignoring the fact that the Taliban is openly engaging Afghan forces on multiple fronts.

AQAP says it wanted to debate the Islamic State Posted: 18 Apr 2016 06:51 PM PDT The Hidayah Establishment for Media Production released an anti-Islamic State video on Apr. 8 in which a witness claims that the Islamic State has refused to publicly debate. The video includes an image of a letter purportedly written by Nasir al Wuhayshi, who was AQAP's emir until his demise in June 2015. A follow up statement on Apr. 10 contained similar allegations against Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's organization.

US transfers 9 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia Posted: 18 Apr 2016 10:03 AM PDT The Defense Department announced the transfer of nine Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia on April 16. The transferred detainees include a man who was allegedly one of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards, the brother of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) current emir, and a jihadist the Obama administration determined was "too dangerous to transfer but not feasible for prosecution."