The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Islamic State Khorasan province’s emir targeted in US raid
• Taliban announces start of ‘Operation Mansouri’
• Islamic State battles rival jihadists for control of Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus
• 2 American service members killed fighting Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan

Islamic State Khorasan province’s emir targeted in US raid Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:50 PM PDT The US military has invested significant resources in battling the Islamic State in Afghanistan, despite the fact that the group controls areas in just four districts in Nangarhar.

Taliban announces start of ‘Operation Mansouri’ Posted: 28 Apr 2017 07:25 AM PDT This year's "spring offensive" is named after Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the previous emir who was killed by the US in a drone strike in Pakistan in May 2016. As in previous years, the Taliban said the main focus of its operation is the targeting of both foreign and local forces.

Islamic State battles rival jihadists for control of Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus Posted: 28 Apr 2017 01:08 AM PDT Hay'at Tahrir al Sham ("Assembly for the Liberation of the Levant") and the Islamic State continue to battle for control of the Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus.

2 American service members killed fighting Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 27 Apr 2017 11:05 AM PDT Two American soldiers were killed during a raid against the Islamic State in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province. A third American perished during combat earlier this month. The Islamic State's so-called Khorasan province has lost ground since the beginning of 2016, but is still able to engage in heavy fighting and launch significant attacks.