The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• JNIM claims large assault in Kidal, Mali
• Taliban retakes district in Afghan northwest
• US strikes Islamic State camp in Libyan desert

JNIM claims large assault in Kidal, Mali Posted: 25 Sep 2017 11:20 AM PDT After almost one month of media silence, al Qaeda's JNIM returns to social media to claim responsibility for a complex assault on UN forces near the northern Malian city of Kidal.

Taliban retakes district in Afghan northwest Posted: 25 Sep 2017 11:06 AM PDT The district of Kohistan in Faryab province has changed hands twice over the past several months.

US strikes Islamic State camp in Libyan desert Posted: 24 Sep 2017 07:55 AM PDT The US carried out six airstrikes against an Islamic State camp "approximately 150 miles southeast of Sirte" on Sept. 22, according to US Africa Command. The bombings reportedly killed 17 jihadists and destroyed three vehicles.