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Ansar al Islam claims attacks against Iraqi military, police
Ansar al Islam's Twitter feed. While the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) is the most prominent insurgency group in the offensive against the Iraqi government, it is by no means the only...
View ArticleISIS and the threat to Turkey
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized the Turkish consulate in Mosul, Iraq last week, abducting 49 people, including several diplomats, guards, and others. Foreign Minister Ahmet...
View ArticlePakistani military claims 257 'terrorists,' 0 civilians killed in North...
Click to view Pakistani military operations in North Waziristan in a larger map. The Pakistani military has claimed that more than 250 "terrorists" and zero civilians have been killed during the first...
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Ansar al Islam releases propaganda photos showing operations in Iraq
Ansar al Islam (AAI), a jihadist group founded in northern Iraq in September 2001, has released a set of photographs purportedly showing its ongoing operations. Since the latest rebel offensive against...
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ISIS photos show control of command center, execution of prisoners
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham's Ninewa Division released a set of photographs that details the attack on and capture of an Iraqi military command center, captured military hardware, and the...
View ArticleAnalysis: A protracted struggle ahead for Iraq
The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and its allies is the culmination of over two years of strategy by the renewed terrorist group. Previously "essentially defeated" by...
View ArticleUS adds 2 Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders, several aliases to terrorism list
The US government added two Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists today. Additionally, the US identified four additional aliases for Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Army of...
View ArticleSuspected Boko Haram bombing in Abuja kills 21
At least 21 people are dead in the Nigerian capital of Abuja after an explosion occurred at a shopping center one hour before the country began playing against Argentina at the World Cup in Brazil...
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Egyptian Al Nusrah Front commander on Syrian border defects to ISIS
This image is of two juxtaposed pictures: one of Abu Yusuf al Masri pledging bayat to an ISIS commander who is thought to be Omar al Shishani (right) and the other of Abu Yusuf with a Al Nusrah Front...
View ArticleEx-Guantanamo detainee arrested in Spain tied to infamous al Qaeda cell
A former Guantanamo detainee named Lahcen Ikassrien was arrested earlier this month in Spain. Authorities suspect that he has led a network responsible for sending jihadist recruits off to fight in...
View ArticlePakistani military kills local Taliban leader, captures al Qaeda bomb expert
The Pakistani military said it killed the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan's commander for the town of Miramshah in North Waziristan and captured an al Qaeda explosives expert during its ongoing...
View ArticleTaliban battle to regain areas of key southern province
The Afghan Taliban have been battling government forces for the past week in an attempt to retake control of the district of Sangin in Helmand province. Scores of civilians, security personnel, and...
View ArticleIraqi troops, insurgents battle for Tikrit
Iraqi and Syrian towns and cities seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. Map created by The Long War Journal. Click to view larger map. The Iraqi military offensive to retake Tikrit, the...
View ArticleBoko Haram targets Christians in northeastern Nigeria
Over the weekend, suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked several villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing dozens of civilians and torching churches and homes. The attacks took place in villages near...
View ArticleThe Islamic State's rivals in Syria reject announced Caliphate
Nine leading rebel groups in Syria have rejected the Islamic State's claim that it has established a Caliphate stretching across parts of Iraq and Syria. In a statement released online, the nine groups...
View ArticleAl Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb calls for reconciliation between jihadist groups
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), one of al Qaeda's official branches, posted a statement on jihadist forums on July 1 praising the Islamic State's recent military gains in Iraq. AQIM also calls...
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Influential Jordanian ideologue argues against Islamic State's caliphate
Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi (right). The photo was posted on Twitter by sharia officials in the Al Nusrah Front, as well as other jihadists, after Maqdisi's release from prison in Jordan in mid-June. Abu...
View ArticleIslamic State consolidates gains in eastern Syria
Iraqi and Syrian towns and cities seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and allied groups. Map created by The Long War Journal. Click to view larger map. The Islamic State has taken control...
View ArticleBenghazi suspect has 'extensive contacts' with jihadist leaders in Libya
On July 1, the US government filed a motion arguing that the only suspect charged with participating in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya should be held in pretrial detention. The...
View ArticleTaliban torch hundreds of fuel tankers in Kabul
Late last night in Kabul province, the Taliban destroyed hundreds of tankers and supply trucks carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan. The attack took place as the vehicles gathered at a trucking...
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