The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Uzbek groups part of new offensive in southern Aleppo
• Footage surfaces of Iranian IRGC fighter embedded with Iraqi forces near Fallujah
• State notes ‘severely degraded’ al Qaeda operated large training camp in Afghanistan

Uzbek groups part of new offensive in southern Aleppo Posted: 07 Jun 2016 01:13 PM PDT The two Uzbek groups are fighting with the Jaysh al Fateh coalition as part of its renewed offensive in southern Aleppo.

Footage surfaces of Iranian IRGC fighter embedded with Iraqi forces near Fallujah Posted: 06 Jun 2016 06:27 PM PDT The Iranian, who spoke in Farsi, belongs to the “313 Ansar al Hojjat,” a militia that was formed in June 2014 and battles the Islamic State.

State notes ‘severely degraded’ al Qaeda operated large training camp in Afghanistan Posted: 06 Jun 2016 03:40 PM PDT The US government continues to underestimate al Qaeda's strength in Afghanistan and Pakistan. State's insistence that al Qaeda has been "severely degraded in the region" is at odds with recent evidence from Afghanistan and Pakistan.