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• Ansar Dine’s branch in southern Mali releases first video
• Iraqi forces report recapturing city in western Anbar
• Sadr’s ‘Peace Brigades’ prepares for Mosul offensive
• Ex-Guantanamo detainee discusses his life with Osama bin Laden

Ansar Dine’s branch in southern Mali releases first video Posted: 18 May 2016 08:19 AM PDT The first video promises to be the first of many of Ansar Dine's southern branch. Ansar Dine's Katibat Macina, which is more commonly known as the Macina Liberation Front, is integrated within al Qaeda's larger strategy for Mali and West Africa.

Iraqi forces report recapturing city in western Anbar Posted: 17 May 2016 07:54 PM PDT Rutbah has been a key center of activity for the Islamic State in Anbar. It is the latest population center in the western province to be liberated by the Iraqi military.

Sadr’s ‘Peace Brigades’ prepares for Mosul offensive Posted: 17 May 2016 02:38 PM PDT Muqtada al Sadr, the radical Shia cleric who battled US forces during the Iraqi occupation, is preparing his militia to participate in an offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State. The US military has insisted that Iranian-backed militias will not fight in Mosul.

Ex-Guantanamo detainee discusses his life with Osama bin Laden Posted: 17 May 2016 10:22 AM PDT The latest edition of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) Inspire magazine includes an interview with ex-Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al Qosi, as well as an article authored by Qosi. The former lieutenant to Osama bin Laden discusses al Qaeda's formative years leading up to the 9/11 attacks.