The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban seizes cache of weapons after overrunning district in Kandahar
• Turkey is on a collision course with the Syrian regime and its backers
• AQIM claims two attacks in northern Mali

Taliban seizes cache of weapons after overrunning district in Kandahar Posted: 01 Dec 2016 09:01 AM PST When the Taliban assaulted the district of Ghorak in Kandahar last month, it seized a number of US-made weapons that were supplied to the Afghan security forces from a base that was overrun.

Turkey is on a collision course with the Syrian regime and its backers Posted: 01 Dec 2016 06:14 AM PST As each side converges on the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab, a military confrontation between Turkish-led rebels and pro-regime forces appear inescapable. In the meantime, tensions between Ankara and Moscow are rising yet again, risking pulling the United States and NATO further into the Syrian theater.

AQIM claims two attacks in northern Mali Posted: 30 Nov 2016 02:12 PM PST The two attacks, including a suicide bombing, targeted foreign bases at airports in northern Mali. Al Qaeda has launched more than 200 attacks in Mali and the neighboring countries in the past year.