The Long War Journal
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:55
The Islamic State took control of a town in Anbar province in western Iraq yesterday and executed 21 members of the Sunni Awakening tribal movement in another town late last week.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:24
The US reportedly killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters in a drone strike early this morning in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa. The strike took place in the Azzan region of the province, located about 80 kilometers from the coast and long considered an AQAP stronghold in the country.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 10:01
The Islamic State has released photographs purporting to show its fighters downing an Iraqi helicopter near Baiji with a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS). The photos were disseminated on Twitter by Islamic State supporters after being posted elsewhere on the Internet. The terrorist organization has taken to releasing its propaganda via its supporters on Twitter as the majority of its official accounts are continuously being suspended by the social media site.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 08:17
The US-backed Harakat Hazm, or Hazm Movement, has joined several groups, including Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar, a Chechen-led jihadist group, and the Islamist Jaish Mujahideen (Army of Mujahideen) in fighting the Assad regime in the Handarat District of Aleppo. In the video posted above, one can clearly see Hazm fighters use a US-supplied BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile to destroy a regime tank. Hazm has also posted a video on its YouTube account showing the destruction of a regime BMP in Handarat.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 06:58
Suspected Boko Haram fighters seized a village in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria yesterday. According to a local vigilante leader, the attackers came from "all corners" of the town, killing at least 50 people.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 13:39
An Egyptian commander of an Al Nusrah Front faction in the border town of Albu Kamal in Syria's Deir al Zour province has recently sworn allegiance to the rival Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. The pledge to ISIS may help ISIS cement its control of both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border along the Euphrates River.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:24
It’s been about two months since al-Shabaab gunmen employed the new playbook. On Saturday, 21 September 2013 squads of gunmen affiliated with the Somalia terrorist group al-Shabaab armed with assault rifles and grenades attacked the Westgate mall. They came to kill – and also came to die.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:34
A document found after Somali troops killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda's former leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, details a plot to conduct multiple Mumbai-like attacks that target civilians in London. The plot highlights how al Qaeda and Shabaab seek to strike civilian targets outside Somalia, and foreshadowed Shabaab's attack on the Eastgate Mall in Kenya this week.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:46
Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, released two photographs of what it claimed are newly trained "Mujahideen fighters" who are to be deployed to Hiran and Galgaduud in central Somalia and are to serve with the "Ali bin Abu Talib" battalion. Shabaab released brief statements, which are reproduced below, and two photographs on its Twitter accounts:
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 08:36
The US State Department added an operative from the al Qaeda-linked Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) who is involved in kidnapping, weapons smuggling, and armed attacks to its list of global terrorists.