The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Moroccan jihadist group merges with local Syrian faction Posted: 16 Dec 2016 09:32 PM PST Sham al Islam, a group founded by former Moroccan detainees at Guantanamo Bay, has merged with a local Syrian faction in order to "unify the ranks" and to "protect the jihad" in Syria.

Iraq’s PMF is IRGC’s “next step,” senior Qods Force commander says Posted: 16 Dec 2016 09:21 PM PST The establishment of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is an extension of Iran's plan to export the revolution, which keeps war against Sunni extremists from reaching the country's borders, a senior adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force argues.