The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Son of Taliban’s emir kills himself in suicide attack on Afghan forces
• Shabaab gains in Somalia due to ‘lapses in offensive counterterrorism operations’
• IRGC tries to appropriate Mosul victory

Son of Taliban’s emir kills himself in suicide attack on Afghan forces Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:36 AM PDT The son of Mullah Haibatullah, the emir of the Afghan Taliban, killed himself in a suicide attack that targeted Afghan forces in the southern province of Helmand earlier this week.

Shabaab gains in Somalia due to ‘lapses in offensive counterterrorism operations’ Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:12 AM PDT Additionally, The US State Department noted that Somali security forces "remained incapable of securing and retaking towns from al-Shabaab independently," and while not explicitly stated, hinted that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is failing.

IRGC tries to appropriate Mosul victory Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:04 AM PDT The Islamic Republic of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are running a propaganda campaign to appropriate victory in Mosul and the broader war against the Islamic State as their own, while omitting US military support, which has been critical in the campaign.