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Afghan national pleads guilty over Islamic State-inspired terror plot in US

2 days ago | longwarjournal.org | Will Selber

On April 17, Abdullah Haji Zada, an 18-year-old Afghan citizen and legal permanent resident of the US, pled guilty to conspiring to receive firearms intended for an election-day terrorist attack in the US on behalf of the Islamic State. Zada and his co-conspirator, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, were arrested in October 2024. Zada, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, will be sentenced as an adult and faces up to 15 years in prison.
American troops train Syrian Free Army at Tanf Garrison as US weighs next moves in Syria

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

US forces in Tanf continue to train with Syrian partner forces and support their work securing an area of southern Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders.
Tishrin Dam Archives

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

Syrian government, SDF, and other factions move to end tensions over strategic dam | The transitional Syrian government and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have come to an agreement regarding the strategic Tishrin Dam in central Syria. The dam has been the site of almost four months of clashes between the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and the SDF. Under the new agreement, the Syrian government will take control of the site, and the SDF will withdraw to positions further east.
Syrian government, SDF, and other factions move to end tensions over strategic dam

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

The transitional Syrian government and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reached an agreement regarding the handover of the strategic Tishrin Dam from SDF’s control to Damascus’s control. Local Kurdish media and Damascus state media reported the deal, which follows four months of clashes over the dam that pitted Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions against the SDF.
United States Archives

1 week 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.
US targets Houthi military and political leaders in latest campaign

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Joe Truzman |Bill Roggio

The Trump administration has targeted Houthi military and political leaders since it initiated its campaign against the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen in mid-March. This effort is a departure from the Biden administration’s policy, which focused on striking Houthi military hardware instead of personnel in an attempt to get the militia to cease its attacks on international shipping and Western warships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
IDF slowly moves forward to consolidate control in southern Gaza

2 weeks ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

The Israeli military is proceeding systematically and slowly to consolidate control over southern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent more units into the territory and is aiming to cut off Rafah. In the first days of April, the IDF announced it would take control of the Morag Corridor separating Rafah from Khan Younis. Now, Israeli units are operating in the corridor and are seeking to clear Rafah of remaining Hamas infrastructure and fighters.
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia denies report it will disarm

2 weeks ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

Kataib Hezbollah has denied a recent Reuters report that stated it was considering disarming, according to numerous reports quoting the group’s statement. Kataib Hezbollah is one of the Iranian-backed militias that largely comprise Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The militia has been involved in attacks on Americans in the past and is sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury.
Looking at the Sunni side of the aisle

2 weeks 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.
Haqqani Network Archives

3 weeks 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.