Wednesday, June 7, 2017

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)



Posted: 07 Jun 2017 08:32 AM PDT
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for its first major attacks inside Iran earlier today. Although the group has long fought Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria, it had never struck Tehran. Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al Adnani previously admitted that his organization had abided by an order from al Qaeda's senior leadership to refrain from attacking in Iran.
Posted: 06 Jun 2017 02:06 PM PDT
The strike against pro-Syrian government militias is the second in the past month. The US military is training Free Syrian Army-branded militias in the area to battle the Islamic State.
Posted: 06 Jun 2017 02:02 PM PDT
Over the past three weeks, dozens of people in Kenya have been killed by Shabaab in assaults and improvised explosive device attacks.

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