The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban parades forces openly in Nimroz
• Iraqi troops, Iranian-backed militias eject Islamic State from Hawija
• Analysis: Ayman al Zawahiri argues jihadists can’t deceive America
• US Special Forces troops killed during joint patrol in Niger

Taliban parades forces openly in Nimroz Posted: 05 Oct 2017 01:17 PM PDT As with previous propaganda videos, the Taliban demonstrates that it can organize its forces for assaults on bases and district centers and execute attacks over extended periods of time, or parade its troops in the open, without fear of being targeted from the air by Afghan or Coalition forces.

Iraqi troops, Iranian-backed militias eject Islamic State from Hawija Posted: 05 Oct 2017 01:08 PM PDT Islamic State forces still control a small pocket of villages to the north and east of the town, but are now surrounded.

Analysis: Ayman al Zawahiri argues jihadists can’t deceive America Posted: 05 Oct 2017 03:31 AM PDT In a new message, Ayman al Zawahiri holds up the Taliban-al Qaeda relationship as a model for jihadists around the globe. He also critiques the jihadists and Islamists in Egypt and Syria who think they can "deceive" America and achieve power by placating the US.

US Special Forces troops killed during joint patrol in Niger Posted: 04 Oct 2017 07:21 PM PDT US AFRICOM has confirmed that three US Special Forces troops have been killed in an ambush near Mali. The three are the first American soldiers to die in combat in the country.