The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Yemeni Houthis fire at ship with Iranian-supplied rockets
• ‘Tomorrow we take the White House,’ Taliban fighter in Kunduz threatens
• Islamic State claims it killed US soldier in Afghanistan
• Ansar Dine claims series of attacks in northern Mali

Yemeni Houthis fire at ship with Iranian-supplied rockets Posted: 05 Oct 2016 11:44 AM PDT On Saturday, Yemeni Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship rocket against an Emirati military vessel in the strategic Mandeb Strait. The U.S. Navy has dispatched three warships to the area. U.S. officials say Iran supplied the missiles.

‘Tomorrow we take the White House,’ Taliban fighter in Kunduz threatens Posted: 05 Oct 2016 08:47 AM PDT "I say to Obama, today we take Kunduz, tomorrow ... we will take the White House," a Taliban fighter at a checkpoint in Kunduz threatened. The US military claimed Kunduz was cleared three days ago.

Islamic State claims it killed US soldier in Afghanistan Posted: 05 Oct 2016 07:47 AM PDT Achin district in Nangarhar remains a hub for the Islamic State's Khorasan province. US and Afghan forces, as well as the Taliban, have fought to wrest areas of Nangarhar from Islamic State control.

Ansar Dine claims series of attacks in northern Mali Posted: 05 Oct 2016 07:05 AM PDT The Tuareg al Qaeda front claimed a coordinated assault on UN troops yesterday in northern Mali, which included two separate incidents of shelling and IED attacks.