The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Iraqi Shiite militia commander threatens to attack US
• Islamic State ‘province’ advances in and around Libyan city of Sirte
• Islamic State used US-made anti-tank missiles near Palmyra
• Jihadist-led coalition continues to make gains in Idlib

Iraqi Shiite militia commander threatens to attack US Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:44 AM PDT Akram Abbas al Kabi, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and the leader of the Harakat Nujaba, said his group and others "will seek revenge" for what he claimed was a US airstrike that killed 10 members of the League of the Righteous.

Islamic State ‘province’ advances in and around Libyan city of Sirte Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:34 AM PDT The Islamic State's fighters in Libya say they have taken control of a power plant outside of the city of Sirte. The group has repeatedly targeted locations in Sirte since the beginning of the year, taking over significant parts of the city in the process.

Islamic State used US-made anti-tank missiles near Palmyra Posted: 08 Jun 2015 06:00 PM PDT The jihadist group, which has published pictures of BGM-71 anti-tank missiles before, again shows the usage of these weapons at Palmyra. Many of these systems have been employed by jihadist groups or have been used to assist jihadist groups.

Jihadist-led coalition continues to make gains in Idlib Posted: 08 Jun 2015 02:26 PM PDT Jaysh al Fateh, a jihadist-led coalition of several groups that includes al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, overran several more towns and villages in the province of Idlib in the past few days. The coalition is consolidating its hold on the province after running Assad's forces out of the city of Idlib in March.