The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Islamic State-loyal group calls for people to join the jihad in the Congo
• Taliban claims to have shot down US drone
• Jihadists hit Mogadishu with car bombs, suicide assault

Islamic State-loyal group calls for people to join the jihad in the Congo Posted: 15 Oct 2017 12:33 PM PDT The video reportedly shows a nascent Islamic State-loyal group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its authenticity cannot be independently verified by FDD's Long War Journal.

Taliban claims to have shot down US drone Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:47 AM PDT The Taliban has made claims like this in the past, only to have them be proven false. No official US or coalition spokesperson has confirmed the loss of a drone or verified the Taliban's claims.

Jihadists hit Mogadishu with car bombs, suicide assault Posted: 15 Oct 2017 01:05 AM PDT Somali officials estimate that more than 200 people were killed in a pair of bombings and a suicide assault on a hotel in the Somali capital. Neither Shabaab nor the Islamic State has claimed credit for the deadly attacks, but Shabaab has targeted many hotels in Mogadishu using the same tactics.