The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Shabaab again assaults base where US soldier died
• NATO command touts body count of ‘Taliban irreconcilables’
• Islamic State claims suicide bombing near ceremony for Afghanistan’s returning vice president

Shabaab again assaults base where US soldier died Posted: 23 Jul 2018 01:13 PM PDT The same base where a US Special Forces soldier was killed last month was again targeted by Shabaab, this time with two suicide truck bombs.

NATO command touts body count of ‘Taliban irreconcilables’ Posted: 23 Jul 2018 08:20 AM PDT The press release also described the Taliban who are being targeted and killed as "Taliban irreconcilables." However, Resolute Support has yet to identify any reconcilable Taliban.

Islamic State claims suicide bombing near ceremony for Afghanistan’s returning vice president Posted: 22 Jul 2018 05:46 PM PDT The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that struck near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul only minutes after Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum passed through the area.