Thomas Joscelyn
Senior Editor at Long War Journal
Contributor at The Dispatch
Fan of Tom Paine.
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1 week ago |
longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Thomas Joscelyn
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced the elements of his electoral alliance for Iraq’s November 2025 elections. The coalition includes current and former Shiite politicians as well as Faleh al Fayyadh, a Sudani ally and chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces. On Aug. 29, the Treasury Department announced that Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur had been added to the US government’s list of specially designated global terrorists.
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2 weeks ago |
longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Ahmad Sharawi |Thomas Joscelyn
Syrian military integrates Al Qaeda-linked terror group into its ranks | The Turkistan Islamic Party’s branch in Syria, an Al Qaeda ally, is being integrated into the new Syrian military as the 84th Division. The group’s leader, Abdul Haq al Turkistani, sits on Al Qaeda’s central governing council and directs the group’s operations in Syria. Despite this, the Trump administration is poised to lift sanctions on Syria.
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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 |
longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Phil Hegseth |Alexandra Gutowski |Thomas Joscelyn
India and Pakistan exchange fire after Jammu and Kashmir terror attack | India targeted nine terrorist training camps at six different locations in Pakistan overnight. Afterward, the two countries exchanged artillery fire along the disputed Line of Control. While the risk of nuclear escalation is real, the two countries have stood down after similar incidents in the past.
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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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