The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• A ‘lasting defeat’ of the Islamic State will be elusive
• Niger thwarts jihadist prison break attempt
• Islamic State launches defensive suicide bombings around Mosul

A ‘lasting defeat’ of the Islamic State will be elusive Posted: 18 Oct 2016 07:09 AM PDT The fight in Iraq, as in other jihadist theaters, ebbs and flows. For the Islamic State, it is currently retreating from many of the cities it once held. But do not expect a lasting defeat of the Islamic State.

Niger thwarts jihadist prison break attempt Posted: 17 Oct 2016 03:46 PM PDT Today's attempted prison break is just the most recent in a spate of attacks in Niger from suspected Malian-based jihadists.

Islamic State launches defensive suicide bombings around Mosul Posted: 17 Oct 2016 11:39 AM PDT The Islamic State claims to have carried out 12 suicide bombings south and east of Mosul during the first hours of the battle to retake the city. However, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) claims that the suicide attackers were neutralized. The so-called caliphate has increasingly relied on its "martyrs" as it has lost ground in the past.