The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Taliban denies agreement reached with US on elections, demands “an Islamic government” Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:04 PM PST The Taliban confirmed that it met with a high-level delegation of US officials in Qatar, and quashed news reports that the group wanted the Afghan government to postpone the April 2019 presidential elections and establish an interim government.

Al Qaeda-linked operations room continues to attack Assad regime Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:25 AM PST In October, a new military operations room, named "Incite the Believers," began attacking Assad regime positions in a number of locations. The joint venture is comprised of at least three groups: "Guardians of Religion," Ansar al-Din and Ansar al-Islam.