The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban strikes US base in eastern Afghanistan
• Afghan defense minister, Army chief of staff resign after deadly suicide assault
• Shabaab targets soldiers in Puntland ambush

Taliban strikes US base in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:43 AM PDT The Taliban claimed the attack was a suicide assault, however this has not been confirmed. Camp Chapman is used by the CIA to hunt al Qaeda in the region.

Afghan defense minister, Army chief of staff resign after deadly suicide assault Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:34 AM PDT Afghanistan's defense minister and the Army chief of staff have resigned, and President Ashraf Ghani has fired four Army corps commanders as US Secretary of Defense James Mattis is visiting the country.

Shabaab targets soldiers in Puntland ambush Posted: 23 Apr 2017 02:04 PM PDT The al Qaeda branch claimed a massive IED attack on a military convoy in Puntland, as well as shelling a military base in southern Somalia that also reportedly hosts US troops.