The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Shabaab details deadly raid on Kenyan military base in Somalia
• Pakistan places Jamaat-ud-Dawa emir under house arrest
• Islamic State faces multiple adversaries in Al Bab, Syria

Shabaab details deadly raid on Kenyan military base in Somalia Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:41 AM PST Shabaab's deadly raid on a Kenyan Defense Forces base in southern Somalia last week comes just over a year after a similar assault left at least 100 Kenyan soldiers dead.

Pakistan places Jamaat-ud-Dawa emir under house arrest Posted: 30 Jan 2017 04:49 PM PST Hafiz Saeed, who runs a state within the Pakistani state that is akin to Lebanese Hezbollah, has been placed in protective custody in the past, only to be freed.

Islamic State faces multiple adversaries in Al Bab, Syria Posted: 30 Jan 2017 03:02 PM PST The Islamic State has been battling Turkey and allied groups north of Al Bab, Syria since Nov. 2016. The US was reluctant, at first, to support Turkey's ground operations near the town. But that changed after Turkey turned to Russia for aerial support. The Syrian regime and its allies also launched an offensive south of Al Bab earlier this month.