The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Uighur group in Syria creates Palestinian sub-unit
• Uzbek group shows ambush in northern Afghanistan
• Iranian-backed Iraqi militias form coalition ahead of parliamentary elections

Uighur group in Syria creates Palestinian sub-unit Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:52 AM PST Uighur jihadist group in Syria, Katibat al Ghuraba al Turkistan, has created a Palestinian sub-unit to accommodate its Palestinian and Arab members.

Uzbek group shows ambush in northern Afghanistan Posted: 25 Jan 2018 03:00 AM PST The video does not make clear where the ambush took place, but Katibat Imam al Bukhari has advertised its role fighting in the northern Afghan province of Faryab in the past.

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias form coalition ahead of parliamentary elections Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:01 PM PST Ahead of Iraq’s May parliamentary elections, Iranian-backed militias this month announced a coalition called al-Fatah al Mubin (Manifest Victory). It is led by Hadi al Ameri, the chief of the Badr Organization and current parliamentarian with close ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - Qods Force chief Qassem Soleimani called him a “living martyr” last year.