The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Hezbollah fighters train Iraqi Shiite militants near Mosul
• AQIM executes Tuareg prisoners in video
• Pentagon confirms death of senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan
• Islamic State claims car bombing in southeastern Turkey

Hezbollah fighters train Iraqi Shiite militants near Mosul Posted: 05 Nov 2016 10:34 AM PDT Video surfaced of Hezbollah fighters training Iraqi Shiite militants near Mosul this week. They are not wearing their militia's insignia, but their distinct southern Lebanese accents betray their membership in the Lebanon-based Iranian proxy group.

AQIM executes Tuareg prisoners in video Posted: 05 Nov 2016 10:08 AM PDT The al Qaeda branch executes several alleged spies for regional and French forces.

Pentagon confirms death of senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:15 PM PDT The Pentagon confirmed today that Faruq al Qatani, a senior al Qaeda leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan on Oct. 23. Qatani was suspected of planning attacks against the US. He established safe havens for al Qaeda in Afghanistan several years ago and also worked with the Taliban in the insurgency against the Afghan government, US forces and their allies.

Islamic State claims car bombing in southeastern Turkey Posted: 04 Nov 2016 12:38 PM PDT On Nov. 2, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi called for attacks inside Turkey as retribution for Turkish operations in Iraq and Syria. Earlier today, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the city of Diyarbakir, which is in southeastern Turkey.