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WEB2 days ago · September 6, 2024 1:09 pm | By Seth Frantzman. The Israel Defense Forces’ 162nd Division eliminated 200 terrorists in battles near Rafah and the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza during the last week of August. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep control of the key area to prevent Hamas from re-arming.
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 ...
Zarqawi and Task Force 145 - FDD's Long War Journal
WEBApr 29, 2006 · The Army Times’ Sean Naylor has a fascinating article on Task Force 145, which has replaced Task Force 626 and 121, and the hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which I have summarized below: – Zarqawi was nearly captured in Yusufiyah by Special Operations Forces nine days prior to the release of his videotape. Segments of the Zarqawi’s newly released video were uncovered, and Mr. Naylor ...
Kandahar City falls to the Taliban | FDD's Long War Journal
WEBAug 12, 2021 · Kandahar City, the country’s second largest city, collapsed after Taliban forces besieged it for more than two months. It is the third major city and the fourth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban today. Afghan forces abandoned the city after months of fighting. The Associated Press confirmed the city is now occupied by the Taliban.
Army releases report on battle at Combat Outpost Keating
WEBFeb 6, 2010 · The US Army has released the executive summary of the report on the Taliban assault on Combat Outpost Keating in October 2009 that nearly saw the base overrun. The abandonment of Keating and other remote outposts less than two weeks after the assault gave the Taliban uncontested control of several rural districts in Nuristan.
Generation Jihad Ep. 159 — Six months of war in Gaza and Hamas …
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Bill is joined by LWJ’s Seth Frantzman just after the six-month mark of Israel’s defensive war in Gaza resulting from the October 7 attack by Hamas. They discuss Seth’s latest visit to border communities in Israel and whether there’s a realistic timeline for still-evacuated citizens to return, disturbing reports that Hamas has apparently lost track of which hostages are dead or alive ...
Hamas defends its military summer camps for children and …
WEBJul 1, 2021 · At a press conference launching the Vanguard of Liberation camps, a spokesperson for Hamas defended the group’s use of children at its military summer camp on Saturday. “The Al-Qassam Brigades has organized the Vanguard of Liberation camps for over ten years, as it believes that the youth have a significant role and that it has a ...
Analysis: The Turkistan Islamic Party’s jihad in Syria
WEBJul 10, 2018 · The work of another deceased al Qaeda ideologue, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was included in the 21st edition.That same issue contains a page concerning Ayman al-Zawahiri’s June 2017 message: “One Ummah, One War on Multiple Fronts.”Zawahiri emphasized the importance and legitimacy of foreign fighters in the Afghan and Syrian wars, praising the TIP’s first leader (Hasan Mahsum, a.k.a. Abu ...
Analysis: Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani becomes a statesman
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Lebanese-American counterterrorism expert Sara Harmouch told FDD’s Long War Journal. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the Biden administration is leaning into its relationship with the Taliban as a way to counter the Islamic State of Khorasan Province’s threat. However, despite this …
Hezbollah targets northern Israel with rockets and drones in latest ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Hezbollah attacked northern Israel with rockets and drones on August 15, including firing around 20 rockets at the Shamir area. The IDF said a majority of the incoming threats were intercepted. Hezbollah described the attack as an increase in its range inside Israel, and the Iranian-backed terrorist group also continued to threaten broader attacks in retaliation for an IDF airstrike in Beirut ...
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