The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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Islamic State claims bombings at sports club in Kabul Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:25 PM PDT The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two bombings in the Afghan capital earlier today. A suicide bomber first struck a sports club hosting a wrestling match. A second blast was detonated as emergency personnel and the media converged on the scene.

US designates al Qaeda’s branch in Mali as terror organization Posted: 05 Sep 2018 02:42 PM PDT The State Department announced today that it has designated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), al Qaeda's branch in Mali and West Africa, as a terrorist organization. JNIM and its leader, Iyad Ghali, are openly loyal to al Qaeda and the Taliban's emir.