The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
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- AFRICOM
targets Shabaab twice in southern Somalia
- Taliban
retakes eastern Afghan district from Afghan forces
- US to
designate the IRGC, affiliates as terrorists
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 05:53 PM PDT
US Africa Command launched two "kinetic strikes"
against Shabaab, al Qaeda's branch in Somalia and East Africa, today. The US
military has targeted Shabaab three times over the past two weeks.
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Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:24 PM PDT
Jani Khel in Paktia province has changed hands three times over
the past two weeks. The loss of Jani Khel to the Taliban demonstrates the
difficulties Afghan forces face in holding onto remote contested districts.
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Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:13 AM PDT
The milestone marks the first instance the US will designate the
military branch of a foreign country for terrorism.
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