The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• State Department designates Hizballah operative, Baloch separatist group
• Taliban overruns district in Afghan north
• Analysis: Gulf governments sponsored anti-Semitic hate preachers during Ramadan 2019

State Department designates Hizballah operative, Baloch separatist group Posted: 03 Jul 2019 01:29 PM PDT The State Department's latest terrorist designations include a Hizballah operative who serves as the "Chief of Hizballah Unit 200" and the Balochistan Liberation Army, which targets Pakistani forces and civilians. State also amended its previous designation of Jundallah, which targets Iranian forces, to include Jaysh al-Adl as an alias for the group.

Taliban overruns district in Afghan north Posted: 02 Jul 2019 04:49 PM PDT The Taliban has overrun another district in northern Afghanistan. The district of Qush Tepa in Jawzjan province – which was previously contested – was taken by the Taliban earlier today after several days of fighting, both Afghan officials and the Taliban confirmed. The governor of Jawzjan province said that the Taliban shut down all roads […]

Analysis: Gulf governments sponsored anti-Semitic hate preachers during Ramadan 2019 Posted: 02 Jul 2019 03:42 PM PDT Hate preachers were hosted by Gulf governments at multiple events during Ramadan 2019. The Government of Qatar continued to be the worst offender in this regard.