Saturday, April 22, 2017

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)





Posted: 22 Apr 2017 07:06 AM PDT
The Islamic State's Amaq News Agency quickly claimed credit yesterday for a shooting in the Russian city of Khabarovsk that left at least one FSB officer dead. However, the Russian government claims that "information" about the gunman "points to his being a member of a neo-Nazi group."
Posted: 22 Apr 2017 05:25 AM PDT
Qatar recently secured the release of Qatari hostages, including members of the royal family. But its diplomatic victory was marred by reports that a multi-million dollar ransom was paid to a US-designated terrorist group and al Qaeda's joint venture in Syria.
Posted: 22 Apr 2017 03:52 AM PDT
The suicide assault was carried out by 10 Taliban fighters dressed as Afghan policemen. It may be the most effective raid on a military installation in Afghanistan since the September 2012 attack on Camp Bastion.
Posted: 21 Apr 2017 11:15 AM PDT
The US military announced today that Abdurakhmon Uzbeki, a "close associate" of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi who facilitated the New Year's Eve attack in Istanbul, Turkey, was killed during a special forces raid in Syria on Apr. 6.

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