The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Taliban again equates their Islamic Emirate with the Afghan nation
• Analysis: The Turkistan Islamic Party’s jihad in Syria
• US adds Iranian-supported Bahraini militia to terrorism list

Taliban again equates their Islamic Emirate with the Afghan nation Posted: 10 Jul 2018 01:26 PM PDT The Taliban reiterated that it views itself as the sole representative of the Afghan people, while those who fight for the Afghan government are "puppets" of the United States.

Analysis: The Turkistan Islamic Party’s jihad in Syria Posted: 10 Jul 2018 12:36 PM PDT The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in Afghanistan and Syria has long operated as part of the Taliban-al Qaeda axis. Earlier this year, however, the TIP's Syrian branch sided with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) during its battles with other rebel groups. This infighting and related events have complicated the picture with respect to the TIP in Syria. One TIP-affiliated outlet claimed earlier this year that the group's senior management had sent new leadership from Afghanistan to Syria.

US adds Iranian-supported Bahraini militia to terrorism list Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:58 AM PDT The US Department of State added Saraya al Ashtar, an Iranian-supported group that openly flaunts its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps affiliation, to its list of global terrorists.