The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Osama Bin Laden’s Files: ‘Very strong military activity in Afghanistan’
• Islamic State’s female jihadists use social media to lure women recruits
• Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO diplomatic convoy in Kabul
• Islamic State kidnaps around 150 Assyrian Christians in Syria
• Boko Haram continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers
• Islamic State continues to advance in Iraq’s Anbar province
• Jihadist divisions grow in Nigeria
• Islamic State releases video from al Baghdadi

Osama Bin Laden’s Files: ‘Very strong military activity in Afghanistan’ Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:52 PM PST Correspondence between senior al Qaeda leaders indicates that the group maintains a larger foothold in Afghanistan than is widely recognized.

Islamic State’s female jihadists use social media to lure women recruits Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:42 AM PST The Islamic State's recruiting campaign uses sites like Kik, Twitter, and Tumblr to entice women into joining the jihad and to glorify life under the "caliphate."

Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO diplomatic convoy in Kabul Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:49 AM PST A Turkish soldier and an Afghan civilian were killed in the blast. The attack on NATO's envoy to Afghanistan takes place as rumors of peace talks between the Taliban, the Afghan government, and the US persist.

Islamic State kidnaps around 150 Assyrian Christians in Syria Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:25 PM PST The Assyrians were kidnapped in the Al Hasakah province of Syria where the Islamic State is engaged in fierce fighting with Kurdish and Assyrian forces for control of the area.

Boko Haram continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers Posted: 24 Feb 2015 12:38 PM PST Boko Haram is suspected of launching repeated suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast while Nigerian forces continue their attempts to dislodge the group.

Islamic State continues to advance in Iraq’s Anbar province Posted: 23 Feb 2015 11:38 PM PST Islamic State fighters overran an Iraqi military position near Amiriyat al Fallujah and seized a large cache of weapons even as a US drone was spotted flying overhead.

Jihadist divisions grow in Nigeria Posted: 23 Feb 2015 04:05 AM PST Divisions between Boko Haram and rival Ansaru have become more pronounced over the past several weeks.

Islamic State releases video from al Baghdadi Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:09 AM PST In a video released by the jihadist group, its fighters are shown attacking near al Baghdadi in Iraq's Anbar province. While it is unclear when the footage was shot, fighting is still raging for control of the town close to the al Asad airbase where over 300 US Marines are currently stationed.