The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• 2 AQAP leaders reported killed in latest US strikes in Yemen
• US lists Italian rapper turned Islamic State jihadist as global terrorist
• Pro-government Palestinian militia fights in Aleppo

2 AQAP leaders reported killed in latest US strikes in Yemen Posted: 28 Sep 2016 02:07 PM PDT CENTCOM announced the two strikes in Yemen, and noted that al Qaeda remains "a significant threat." Press reports indicate that a "regional commander" known as Abdallah al Sanaani and a local commander known as Abu Khaled al Sanaani were among the AQAP operatives killed.

US lists Italian rapper turned Islamic State jihadist as global terrorist Posted: 28 Sep 2016 01:08 PM PDT Anas El Abboubi was briefly in Italian custody in June 2013, and fled to Syria after he was released. He is one of more than 50 Italians thought to be waging jihad in Syria.

Pro-government Palestinian militia fights in Aleppo Posted: 28 Sep 2016 10:51 AM PDT The Quds Brigade, known as Liwa al Quds or the Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen, is a Palestinian paramilitary group fighting on the side of Bashar al Assad in Aleppo.