The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Islamic State explosives expert, security official designated as terrorists
• Islamic State claims its ‘soldiers’ responsible for Barcelona attack
• Taliban seizes large quantity of weapons during ‘Recent Conquests in Kandahar’
• US military hits Shabaab with 3 more airstrikes

Islamic State explosives expert, security official designated as terrorists Posted: 17 Aug 2017 10:29 AM PDT The US State Department announced today that Islamic State leaders Ahmad Alkhald and Abu Yahya al-Iraqi have been named specially designated global terrorists. Alkhald was the "explosives chief" for the "terrorist cell" that carried out Nov. 2015 assault in Paris and the Mar. 2016 Brussels bombings. Al-Iraqi "oversees ISIS security in Iraq and Syria."

Islamic State claims its ‘soldiers’ responsible for Barcelona attack Posted: 17 Aug 2017 08:38 AM PDT The Islamic State's Amaq News Agency claims that the attack in Barcelona, Spain today was carried out by the group's "soldiers." The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a string of operations in which terrorists drove a van or truck into a crowd.

Taliban seizes large quantity of weapons during ‘Recent Conquests in Kandahar’ Posted: 17 Aug 2017 05:08 AM PDT The Taliban, which continues to make inroads in Kandahar province, released a video flaunting a bounty of weapons, ammunition and military equipment after it overran bases and outposts in Khakrez and Shah Wali Kot.

US military hits Shabaab with 3 more airstrikes Posted: 17 Aug 2017 04:12 AM PDT US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced three more strikes on Shabaab, al Qaeda's branch in Somalia and East Africa, over the past two days. All three took place in Shabaab-held territory.