The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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US amends terror designation of Shabaab to include Kenyan ‘wing’ Posted: 19 Jul 2018 11:55 AM PDT The State Department has amended the terrorist designation of Shabaab, al Qaeda's branch in East Africa, to include Al-Hijra, which has served as Shabaab's "wing" in Kenya. In the past, according to the UN, Al-Hijra has played a key role in Shabaab's planning of terrorist attacks.

Taliban, Islamic State continue battle in northern Afghanistan Posted: 18 Jul 2018 07:11 PM PDT The rise of the Islamic State in Jawzjan province over the past year has threatened the Taliban's operations in the Afghan north.