The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• AQAP details ‘special forces’ training camp
• Lebanese Hezbollah training special Afghan Fatemiyoun forces for combat in Syria
• US kills Pakistani Taliban commander behind attacks on schools
• Shabaab reportedly recaptures southern port city
• Abu Omar al Shishani killed south of Mosul, Islamic State says

AQAP details ‘special forces’ training camp Posted: 14 Jul 2016 05:30 AM PDT The Hamza al Zinjibari training camp, which is named after a former senior leader of AQAP, is an extension of various historical al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan according to the group.

Lebanese Hezbollah training special Afghan Fatemiyoun forces for combat in Syria Posted: 14 Jul 2016 04:03 AM PDT An Iranian media outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ran a report claiming Lebanese Hezbollah is training special forces of the Afghan Fatemiyoun Division for combat in Syria.

US kills Pakistani Taliban commander behind attacks on schools Posted: 13 Jul 2016 07:17 PM PDT The US killed Khalifa Umar Mansour, the commander of the Tariq Gidar Group who was responsible for attacks on Pakistani schools, in an airstrike in Afghanistan. The US listed his Taliban faction as a terrorist organization less than two months ago.

Shabaab reportedly recaptures southern port city Posted: 13 Jul 2016 03:54 PM PDT The jihadist group has again reportedly recaptured the strategic port city of Marka. However, African Union forces have denied that they have withdrawn from the city.

Abu Omar al Shishani killed south of Mosul, Islamic State says Posted: 13 Jul 2016 08:37 AM PDT Amaq News Agency, a propaganda arm of the Islamic State, reports that Abu Omar al Shishani has been killed south of Mosul. In March, Amaq denied that Shishani was killed in an American airstrike in Syria.