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Lebanese solider defects to al Qaeda's Syrian branch
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has posted pictures and a video on its official Twitter feeds showing a Lebanese soldier who has defected to the jihadists' cause. The soldier...
View ArticleAQIS leader, 'good' Taliban commander killed in 2 US drone strikes in...
The US reportedly killed a senior leader in the newly formed al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent as well as a Taliban commander who serves under Hafiz Gul Bahadar in a pair of drone strikes today in...
View ArticleIslamic State releases video of training camp in Ninewa
The Islamic State has released a new video, titled "Blood of Jihad," which features new recruits undergoing training in Iraq's Ninewa province. The total number of recruits shown in the video is more...
View ArticleIslamic State assassinates Anbar province police chief
Iraqi and Syrian towns and cities seized by the Islamic State and its allies. Map created by Patrick Megahan and Bill Roggio for The Long War Journal. Click to view larger map. The Islamic State has...
View ArticleGermany's Islamic State problem
Berlin: There is a growing sense among leading German politicians that the Federal Republic's preoccupation with the NSA surveillance scandal should not overshadow the pressing need to confront the...
View ArticleTaliban routs Afghan military convoy in ambush
The Taliban ambushed an Afghan military convoy in the once-peaceful northern province of Sar-i-Pul today, killing more than 20 security personnel and capturing a handful more. The ambush took place in...
View ArticleAQAP attacks Yemeni military in Hadramout
In the past several days, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has carried out and claimed credit for four separate attacks in Yemen's eastern Hadramout province. These operations, which took place...
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Abdullah Azzam Brigades leader calls on Lebanese people to attack Hezbollah
Sirajeddine Zurayqat has called on Sunnis in Lebanon to fight Hezbollah. This image, along with his call to arms, was posted on Zurayqat's official Twitter feed. The leader of the Abdullah Azzam...
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Al Qaeda external operations leader reported killed
Al Qaeda leader Ahmed Abdulrahman Sihab Ahmed Sihab, who is also known as Abdulrahman al Sharqi, from a tweet by a jihadist from the Islamic State. Jihadists linked to the Islamic State reported that...
View ArticleUS drone strike kills AQAP commander in Shabwa
Local officials in Yemen's southern Shabwa province reported that an American drone strike killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters today including a local emir. Today's strike is...
View ArticleHouthi rebels seize Hodeidah and Dhamar
On Oct. 14, the Shiite Houthi rebels who have posed a challenge to Yemen's central government made sweeping military gains in the country, seizing the significant port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea...
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US drone strike kills veteran jihadist turned senior AQIS official
AQIS spokesman Usama Mahmood posted this image of Sheikh Imran Ali Siddiqi on his official Twitter feed on Oct. 11. Mahmood confirmed that Imran had been killed in a US air strike. Usama Mahmood, the...
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Islamic State photos highlight group's grip on Ramadi
The Islamic State has released two separate photo collections detailing its presence in Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar. More than half of Ramadi is said to be under the control of Islamic...
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AQAP, Houthis clash in central Yemen
AQAP fighters set fire to a military vehicle at the Qasimiya checkpoint in al Adayn directorate, Ibb province, Yemen (Source: Twitter) As the Houthi rebels continue their military advance throughout...
View ArticleAl Qaeda portrays US-led bombing campaign as 'Crusade' against Islam
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a branch of al Qaeda's international organization, has issued another statement denouncing the US-led bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria. The group once again...
View ArticleCeasefire Announced Between Nigerian Government & Boko Haram
Negotiations in Saudi Arabia between Boko Haram and the government of Nigeria have reportedly reached a ceasefire agreement. While the exact terms of the ceasefire have yet to be fully disclosed, it...
View ArticleDiscord dissolves Pakistani Taliban coalition
Ever since the head of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakeemullah Mehsud, was killed in a US drone strike in late 2013, the al Qaeda-linked group has been plagued by leadership disputes,...
View ArticleSenior al Qaeda leader reported killed in US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
The US is reported to have killed a senior al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar near the border with Pakistan's tribal agency of Khyber. Despite US military...
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Taliban claims captured Haqqani leaders visited ex-Gitmo detainees in Qatar
Anas Haqqani and Qari Abdul Rasheed Omari (a.k.a. Hafiz Rashid). NDS photos via Khaama Press. The Taliban has released a statement concerning the recent capture of two Haqqani Network leaders,...
View ArticleAQAP claims credit for series of attacks in Yemen
Clashes between fighters from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Shiite Houthi rebels continued over the past several days as the two groups attempted to expand their respective advances...
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