The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• US-led coalition says ‘much work remains to defeat’ to ISIS
• US continues to disrupt Shabaab in Jilib, Somalia
• Analysis: A premature declaration of victory in Syria?
• French forces confirm joint operation against Islamic State-loyal militants

US-led coalition says ‘much work remains to defeat’ to ISIS Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:42 AM PDT The US-led coalition said in a statement that "much work remains to defeat" Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's organization in Iraq and Syria. The statement is at odds with the White House's view that ISIS has been "almost completely destroyed.”

US continues to disrupt Shabaab in Jilib, Somalia Posted: 06 Apr 2018 08:27 AM PDT The United States attacked al Qaeda's branch in Somalia in the southern town of Jilib, a recurring strike location and known Shabaab safe haven.

Analysis: A premature declaration of victory in Syria? Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:16 AM PDT The White House declared on Apr. 4 that the "military mission to eradicate ISIS in Syria is coming to a rapid end, with ISIS being almost completely destroyed." But ISIS continues to operate in several areas of Syria, as well as in Iraq, which wasn't even mentioned in the White House's statement.

French forces confirm joint operation against Islamic State-loyal militants Posted: 05 Apr 2018 03:14 PM PDT French special forces took part in a large-scale joint operation with Malian and Nigerien troops, alongside Tuareg militias, against militants of the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara on April 1.