Episode 56 — The Resurrection of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Hosts Tom and Bill continue to explore the failures in... Read more →
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The U.S. Treasury Department announced that five alleged al Qaeda facilitators in Turkey have been designated as terrorists. The designation highlights the ongoing work of an old school network of Egyptian jihadists and the younger personnel in Turkey who assist them. Read more →
France says Abu Walid al Sahrawi, the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, was killed in a drone strike in August. Al Sahrawi became a key figure in the global rivalry between the Islamic State and al Qaeda. His men were responsible for the Oct. 2017 ambush near Tongo Tongo, Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers. Read more →
Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a senior Taliban and Haqqani Network leader, was intricately linked to Al Qaeda. he viewed the two groups as inseparable "brothers." The U.S. killed Sangeen and an Al Qaeda bomb maker in a drone strike in Pakistan in 2013. Read more →
After a lengthy absence from the screen, Zawahiri returns to promote his vision for global jihad in a new video titled, "Jerusalem Will Not Be Judaized." Read more →
While most of the Islamic State's operations have been based inside Beni territory of Congo's North Kivu Province, it has steadily expanded into neighboring Ituri Province since June. Read more →
The Taliban has announced the "interim" leadership of its newly restored Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. FDD's Lpng War Journal profiles 22 of these figures, many of whom were sanctioned by the U.N. in 2001, are designated terrorists, or are former Guantanamo detainees. Multiple Taliban leaders have worked with al Qaeda. Read more →
The mountainous fortress province of Panjshir fell just seven days after the Taliban launched its assault. The Taliban is now in complete control of the country, and is set to declare its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Read more →
In a newly released video, "Victorious Force 3," the Taliban blames America for the 9/11 hijackings while celebrating its own suicide squads. For the past 20 years, the Taliban has consistently blamed U.S. "policy" for 9/11 and has never accepted any responsibility for its own deep relationship with al Qaeda. Read more →
The Taliban launched attacks on three mountain passes that lead to Panjshir province, the last bastion of resistance in Afghanistan. The National Resistance Front repelled the assault. Read more →
Under the guise of civilian protest, Palestinian factions have waged a military campaign at the Gaza border for more than three years in order to pressure Israel into financial concessions. Read more →
Al Qaeda's central media arm, As Sahab, released a two-page statement praising the Taliban's "historic victory" in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda fought alongside the Taliban to resurrect its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Read more →