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WEBThe Israel Defense Forces continued operations in eastern Rafah on May 9, eliminating up to 50 terrorists and uncovering ten tunnel shafts. Meanwhile, Israel’s military and political leadership reacted to comments from President Biden about the potential for pausing more munitions deliveries if Israel expands into the rest of Rafah.
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WEBMission FDD’s Long War Journal provides accurate reporting and analysis of ongoing efforts to address jihadism, conflicts between state and non-state actors, and warfare between states. This is accomplished through original reporting, including by embedded reporters, news aggregation, maps, podcasts, and other formats. FDD's Long War Journal is a project of the Foundation for Defense
Shabaab continues to lose ground in central Somalia
WEBSep 27, 2022 · And in Bay, the joint forces continue to make progress around the city of Baidoa. Additionally, officials state that at least 200 Shabaab fighters have been killed inside Hiraan alone. However, this number cannot be independently corroborated by FDD’s Long War Journal. Dozens of other Shabaab fighters have been reported killed across ...
Mapping Taliban Control in Afghanistan | FDD's Long War Journal
WEBWeekly time lapse video of the Taliban’s Advance | Apr 13 to Sept 6, 2021 Semi-Yearly time lapse of Afghanistan’s districts | Nov 2017 to Sept 6, 2021 Description: For nearly two decades, the government of Afghanistan – with the help of U.S. and coalition forces – battled for control of the country against the ever-present Afghan Taliban.FDD’s Long War Journal has tracked the Taliban ...
Ep. 51 — How the U.N. assesses al Qaeda and ISIS
WEBJun 11, 2021 · Edmund Fitton-Brown joins hosts Tom Joscelyn and Bill Roggio to discuss his team's most recent report on Afghanistan. Fitton-Brown is a former British diplomat. He is currently coordinator of the U.N. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban. Powered by RedCircle Take a look around the globe today
China | FDD's Long War Journal
WEBFeb 5, 2015 · Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper. Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.
Turkistan Islamic Party leader criticizes the Islamic State’s ...
WEBJun 11, 2016 · The Turkistan Islamic Party released an audio message from its leader, Abdul Haq, on May 30. The message is the latest indication that Abdul Haq survived a US drone strike in 2010. The man identified as Haq blasts the Islamic State's so-called caliphate and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), which swore allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in 2015.
Former headquarters of Northern Alliance falls under Taliban control
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Badakhshan province is now under Taliban control. Twenty-five of the province’s 27 districts, including the capital of Faizabad are Taliban controlled, and the remaining two are contested, according to an ongoing assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan’s districts by FDD’s Long War Journal.. Takhar, which borders Badakhshan to the west, is also fully controlled by the Taliban.
UN report on Taliban controlled and contested districts tracks with …
WEBJun 3, 2021 · A report from the United Nations Analytic Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team reaffirms what FDD’s Long War Journal has been diligently tracking: the Taliban contests or controls “an estimated 50 to 70 per cent of Afghan territory” and “[exerts] direct control over 57 per cent of district administrative centers.”. The U.N.’s estimate is very similar and consistent with FDD’s ...
In fight against Islamic State, the Taliban holds major advantage
WEBNov 23, 2021 · Advantage: Taliban. The low end estimate of the Taliban forces, as noted by The Washington Post, is 70,000, while the Islamic State is estimated to have several thousand fighters in its ranks. The exact number of fighters for each group is impossible to know. FDD’s Long War Journal has estimated in the past that the Taliban has well over ...
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