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WEB4 days ago · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aims to play a central role in post-war Gaza. However, the West should closely scrutinize Turkey’s involvement, especially given Erdogan’s reliance on SADAT, Turkey’s premier private military company, and its Islamist ideology and ties to terrorist organizations.
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 ...
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.
Shabaab - FDD's Long War Journal
WEBMar 13, 2018 · In early 2014, as Muslim civilians were being massacred in Central African Republic as part of a cycle of violence between Muslim and Christian militias, al-Qaeda went on a full-court press in an attempt to foster any …
Analysis: Ukraine’s bold—and risky—gamble in Kursk
WEBAug 9, 2024 · In the bigger picture, Ukraine took a gamble by committing its limited reserves to the Kursk offensive rather than reinforcing its defense in Donetsk Oblast, where those forces arguably would have been better used. Russia is currently grinding its way toward the city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub.
Battle of Avdiivka: A Preliminary Analysis - Long War Journal
WEBBy John Hardie | March 22, 2024 | @JohnH105. This article offers a preliminary analysis of the Battle of Avdiivka, particularly its final weeks. While more information will no doubt come to light as time passes, some initial conclusions stand out. Overall, the battle was favorable for Ukraine in that it sapped a large amount of Russian combat ...
Taliban attack airbase in eastern Afghanistan - Long War Journal
WEBJun 30, 2010 · Coalition forces defeated a Taliban attempt to storm a major airbase in eastern Afghanistan earlier today. A small team of Taliban fighters, estimated at six to eight men, launched a complex attack against the main gate of Jalalabad Airfield. The Taliban “attacked Jalalabad airfield this morning using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive ...
Analysis: CIA releases massive trove of Osama bin Laden’s files
WEBNov 1, 2017 · Thomas Joscelyn is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Senior Editor for FDD's Long War Journal. The CIA is releasing hundreds of thousands of documents, images, and computer files recovered during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The newly-available material provides ...
US Marines battle the Taliban for control of Musa Qala
WEBJul 15, 2010 · Marines waged a 36-hour battle to take Karamanda, a suburb a few miles north of the district center, and engaged in a weeklong fight in the Salaam Bazaar to the southwest of Musa Qala, in the contiguous district of Now Zad. After this initial gasp of regular defense, the Taliban switched to hit and run tactics utilizing snipers and small arms ...
Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data - Long War Journal
WEBAug 23, 2012 · DATA SUMMARY. The following data will be updated on an ongoing basis to reflect any new attacks. The Long War Journal ‘s data covers green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan from Jan. 1, 2008 up to the present. As of June 17, 2017, there have been a total of 96 attacks reported. Total number of attacks per year: