The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Hizballah operative convicted of terror charges after surveilling targets in New York City Posted: 20 May 2019 02:13 PM PDT A jury in a Manhattan federal court convicted Ali Kourani of various terrorism and other charges last week. Kourani surveilled prospective targets in New York City on behalf of Hizballah's Islamic Jihad Organization, which has plotted terrorist attacks since the 1980s.

Assad’s forces battle jihadists for key terrain in Latakia Posted: 20 May 2019 08:28 AM PDT The Turkistan Islamic Party, "Incite the Believers" operations room and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham are all battling Bashar al-Assad's loyalists in Latakia, Syria.