The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
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Posted: 23 Jan 2017 07:08 PM PST
The strikes in Yemen are the first reported against jihadist
groups in what the Obama administration has described as "areas of
active hostilities," meaning Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and sometimes
Libya, since President Donald Trump took office.
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Posted: 23 Jan 2017 11:43 AM PST
In a statement released last week, Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, an
influential jihadi ideologue aligned with al Qaeda, criticized Turkey's
cooperation with Russia against the Islamic State. Maqdisi warned jihadists
and Islamists in Syria to rethink their decision to work with Turkey's
Operation Euphrates Shield, which has captured significant territory from the
so-called caliphate in northern Syria.
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