The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
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Posted: 04 Jan 2017 12:35 AM PST
Russia is openly advocating on behalf of the Taliban, arguing
that the jihadist group should be considered a bulwark against the Islamic
State's branch in Afghanistan. But the Taliban is a bigger threat to Afghan
security than Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's men, the organization remains closely
allied with al Qaeda and its own extremism should not be downplayed.
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Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:50 AM PST
The Islamic State claims to have carried out 1,112 suicide
attacks in Iraq and Syria during 2016. Additional suicide bombers were
deployed in Libya and elsewhere. If the group's claims are accurate, then the
so-called caliphate has been using "martyrs" at a historically high
rate.
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