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2 weeks ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman |Amir Toumaj |Caleb Weiss
US-backed Syrian Free Army secures airbase east of Damascus | The US-backed Syrian Free Army (SFA), which operates from the Tanf Garrison in southern Syria, has been working to secure and protect an airbase 45 miles east of Damascus. The Al Seen Military Airbase was previously used by the Assad regime and has been the site of “sabotage” recently, according to the SFA. The commander of the Syrian Air Force visited the facility on May 20.
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3 weeks ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Ahmad Sharawi |Caleb Weiss |Thomas Joscelyn
President Trump meets with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, lifts sanctions on Syria | US President Donald Trump met with Syrian interim president Ahmad al Sharaa, a US and UN-designated terrorist and the former leader of Al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, and committed to removing US sanctions on Syria.
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1 month ago | 
fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Caleb Weiss |Bill Roggio
May 6, 2025 | The John Batchelor Show On Al-Shabaab and jihadism in Africa
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1 month ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Janatan Sayeh |Joe Truzman |Caleb Weiss
Lashkar-e Taiba front group claims responsibility for deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India | The “Resistance Front” claimed credit for the April 22 attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people. The group is a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Al Qaeda-allied and Pakistani military- and government-supported terror organization that is entrenched inside Pakistan.
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1 month ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Bill Roggio |Caleb Weiss
Major Shiite parties to run separately in Iraq’s November election amid disagreements | The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling bloc of Shiite political parties, has announced that its members will run on separate lists in Iraq’s November 2025 election and reform the alliance following the vote. Elements of the bloc have disagreed strongly over key issues since the current government’s formation in 2022.
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1 month ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Joe Truzman |Amir Toumaj |Caleb Weiss
Major Shiite parties to run separately in Iraq’s November election amid disagreements | The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling bloc of Shiite political parties, has announced that its members will run on separate lists in Iraq’s November 2025 election and reform the alliance following the vote. Elements of the bloc have disagreed strongly over key issues since the current government’s formation in 2022.
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1 month ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Ahmad Sharawi |Caleb Weiss |Romany Shaker |Thomas Joscelyn
Jordan foils Muslim Brotherhood terrorist plot | On April 15, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) announced that it “foiled plans aimed at targeting national security, sowing chaos, and sabotage within Jordan.” The GID detained 16 suspects, stating it had monitored the activity since 2021. Sudan reports crackdown on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum | Sudan’s intelligence service has reported three raids on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum in the last week.
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1 month ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Joe Truzman |Bill Roggio |Caleb Weiss |Thomas Joscelyn
US targets Houthi military and political leaders in latest campaign | Numerous reports have alleged the deaths of Houthi fighters of various military ranks since the Trump administration ramped up military operations in Yemen. However, while some of these claims appear credible, others require further verification.
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2 months ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Caleb Weiss
Bill and Caleb discuss updates from “the Sunni side of the aisle,” including Washington’s policy pivot on the Haqqani Network, the U.S. military’s airstrike strategy in Somalia, the Turkestan Islamic Party’s rebranding attempt, the recent death of a key Islamic State leader, and Shabaab’s current operations. Powered by RedCircle Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of The Long War Journal.
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2 months ago | 
longwarjournal.org | Will Selber |Bill Roggio |Thomas Joscelyn |Caleb Weiss
Analysis: US removal of Sirajuddin Haqqani’s $10 million bounty signals engagement with the Taliban | With the return of former American Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalizad to negotiations in Afghanistan and the Trump administration’s decision to remove Sirajuddin Haqqani’s bounty, the Trump administration may be continuing its previous policy of engagement with the Taliban.
