The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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US kills deputy Islamic State leader in Somalia Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:44 PM PDT AFRICOM announced the death of Abdulhakim Dhuqub, the second in command of the Islamic State's network in Somalia.

Al Qaeda linked Kashmiri terror chief denounces Pakistan, calls for renewed jihad Posted: 15 Apr 2019 11:47 AM PDT Zakir Musa uses the message to paint a picture for the future of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind's jihad in the Kashmir--a jihad without ties to Pakistani guidance, with fighters sourced from throughout the region, and focused on the implementation of Sharia, or Islamic law, in Kashmir through terror.