The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• It’s a ‘religious duty’ to oppose Afghan elections, Taliban says
• US continues to expose Islamic State’s global financial network
• US offers reward for information on 2 senior AQAP leaders

It’s a ‘religious duty’ to oppose Afghan elections, Taliban says Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:05 PM PDT The Taliban has a released a series of statements threatening the Afghan elections this week. The statements are attributed to three different commissions within the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which operates as a shadow government throughout much of the country.

US continues to expose Islamic State’s global financial network Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:39 AM PDT Since early September, the US has issued terrorist designations for Islamic State moneymen operating around the globe, from the Caribbean to East Africa. The designations highlight the diverse sources the so-called caliphate uses to fund its insurgency and terrorist operations.

US offers reward for information on 2 senior AQAP leaders Posted: 18 Oct 2018 03:03 PM PDT The US State Department announced today that it is offering rewards for information on two senior AQAP leaders: Qasim al-Raymi and Khalid al-Batarfi. Both men attended al Qaeda's training camps in pre-9/11 Afghanistan before assuming leadership roles in Yemen.