The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Osama bin Laden’s Files: Pakistan operations chief denied spot on top shura
• Video shows abandoned Iraqi Security Forces armored vehicles near Ramadi
• US-backed Hazm Movement disbands after Al Nusrah attack

Osama bin Laden’s Files: Pakistan operations chief denied spot on top shura Posted: 02 Mar 2015 01:27 PM PST One al Qaeda commander, Abu 'Uthman, was a bit too close to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar for Osama bin Laden's liking. Abu 'Uthman was denied a seat on al Qaeda's elite shura council because of his flaws, including his lack of proper respect for Mullah Omar.

Video shows abandoned Iraqi Security Forces armored vehicles near Ramadi Posted: 02 Mar 2015 11:34 AM PST Iraqi Security Forces and the Islamic State clashed in Khaladiyah in recent days. The city and surrounding areas in Anbar province have seen intense fighting in the past.

US-backed Hazm Movement disbands after Al Nusrah attack Posted: 02 Mar 2015 09:41 AM PST The Hazm Movement was once touted as a moderate Syrian rebel group that the US could work with to counter the Islamic State in Syria. In the past, the rebel group allied with the Al Nusrah Front and other jihadist movements.