The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Islamic State suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Kabul
• Pakistani Taliban retaliates for ‘the drone attack in North Waziristan’
• Suicide bombings detail Turkistan Islamic Party’s role in Syria
• Iraqi al Qaeda leader reportedly killed in drone strike in Pakistan
• AQAP leader discusses complex war in Yemen

Islamic State suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Kabul Posted: 03 May 2017 07:57 AM PDT The Islamic State's Wilayah Khorasan (or Khorasan "province") has claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least eight civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today. The suicide attack targeted a NATO convoy that was driving near the US Embassy in Afghanistan's capital. Three American servicemen were wounded in the blast.

Pakistani Taliban retaliates for ‘the drone attack in North Waziristan’ Posted: 03 May 2017 06:26 AM PDT Shawal is one of several areas in North Waziristan that the Pakistani military claimed it cleared after it launched an operation in 2014. However the fact that the TTP can organize 120 fighters and assault a base there indicates the area is all but cleared.

Suicide bombings detail Turkistan Islamic Party’s role in Syria Posted: 03 May 2017 05:07 AM PDT The suicide bombings show the Turkistan Islamic Party's close battlefield integration with al Qaeda's forces in Syria, as well as further highlighting its position within the overall al Qaeda network.

Iraqi al Qaeda leader reportedly killed in drone strike in Pakistan Posted: 03 May 2017 03:06 AM PDT An "important" al Qaeda figure, Abdul Raheem, was reportedly killed in a drone strike in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan late last month. Al Qaeda and allied groups have sheltered in Datta Khel in the past. The Pakistani military claimed the area was cleared in Sept. 2014, but jihadists continue to operate there.

AQAP leader discusses complex war in Yemen Posted: 02 May 2017 12:31 PM PDT AQAP released a lengthy "dialogue" with its emir, Qasim al Raymi, on April 30. Raymi discusses the complex war inside Yemen, AQAP's desire to focus on the Houthis and his group's general approach to waging jihad. He also cites a text written by Ayman al Zawahiri to explain why AQAP cooperates with other Islamists inside Yemen.