The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• AFRICOM kills 60 Shabaab fighters in largest strike in Somalia since 2017
• Analysis: Jihadists in Syria react to Sochi agreement
• Shabaab attacks Somali force in southern Somalia

AFRICOM kills 60 Shabaab fighters in largest strike in Somalia since 2017 Posted: 16 Oct 2018 02:06 PM PDT A large concentration of Shabaab fighters a significant distance from its typical support zone in Jubba River Valley demonstrates the Al Qaeda affiliate's resilience across Somalia.

Analysis: Jihadists in Syria react to Sochi agreement Posted: 16 Oct 2018 01:18 PM PDT Hay'at Tahrir al Sham (HTS), the most powerful jihadist organization in Idlib province, has finally issued a statement addressing the agreement reached between Turkey and Russia last month. HTS vows to continue waging jihad, and warns that it doesn't trust Russia's "intentions," but does not directly repudiate the Sochi accord.

Shabaab attacks Somali force in southern Somalia Posted: 15 Oct 2018 02:25 PM PDT This is the third time in the past month that US forces have conducted defensive airstrikes following Shabaab attacks.