The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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AFRICOM hits Shabaab, Islamic State in Somalia Posted: 24 May 2019 01:11 PM PDT AFRICOM has stepped up its targeting of the Islamic State, and continues to pursue its efforts to "degrade" al Qaeda's branch in Somalia. Unfortunately, the defeat of the two terror groups is not in the cards.

Analysis: John Walker Lindh fought for al Qaeda’s pro-Taliban force Posted: 23 May 2019 06:04 PM PDT Although John Walker Lindh is commonly known as the "American Taliban," he was actually trained by al Qaeda and belonged to Osama bin Laden's pro-Taliban fighting force.