FDD's Long War Journal

Generation Jihad Ep. 90 — Israel and her enemies

March 27, 2023 9:30 pm | By Bill Roggio

To unpack and assess the latest terror threats faced by Israel, Bill had to call in the experts: Dr. Jonathan Schanzer and Joe Truzman. If you'd like to dig deeper on the topics discussed in this episode, we recommend you check out Joe's project on mapping terrorism in the West Bank and Jon's book "Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War" which according to LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster: "If you want to understand the hell in a very small place that is Gaza, read this book." Read more →

Iran-backed Militias Target U.S. Troops in Eastern Syria

March 26, 2023 12:03 am | By Joe Truzman

Iran-backed groups launch rocket and drone strikes against U.S. bases in eastern Syria. Read more →

Popular Resistance Committees Attempts To Establish a Foothold in the West Bank

March 21, 2023 11:39 pm | By Joe Truzman

Israel's security agency says it arrested four Palestinians for attempting to carry out attacks against Israelis on behalf of the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees. Read more →

American, French hostages freed in the Sahel

March 21, 2023 2:07 pm | By Caleb Weiss

Jeff Woodke, who spent over six years captive in the Sahel, and Olivier Dubois, who spent almost two years as a hostage, were finally freed from the clutches of al-Qaeda's men in the Sahel. The United States has denied paying a ransom. Read more →

How Much Can Iranian Artillery Ammo Help Russia?

March 16, 2023 6:50 pm | By John Hardie & Ryan Brobst

Moscow is allegedly looking to Iran to help redress its artillery ammo shortage. But while Iranian supplies can help, they likely can't sustain Russia's current rate of fire. Read more →

Hezbollah suspected in cross-border attack inside Israel

March 15, 2023 4:49 pm | By Joe Truzman

The Israeli military suspects Hezbollah is behind a bombing in northern Israel that injured an Israeli driver. Read more →

Hamas Lauds Terror Attack in Tel Aviv, Hints of Role Behind Shooting

March 10, 2023 6:26 pm | By Joe Truzman

Hamas issued a statement congratulating Mutaz al-Khawaja after he carried out a shooting attack near a Tel Aviv café on Thursday. Read more →

Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

March 10, 2023 3:24 pm | By Caleb Weiss

Generation Jihad Ep. 89 — Update on the War Between the Wars

March 8, 2023 3:40 pm | By Bill Roggio

Host Bill Roggio is joined by FDD Senior Fellow Behnam Ben Taleblu to disuss Behnam's major new FDD Monograph — Arsenal: Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program — including through the lens of Iran's shadow war against Israel, AKA "the war between wars." Read more →

US adds $5 million bounty to the Islamic State’s leader in the DRC

March 3, 2023 10:32 am | By Caleb Weiss

Musa Baluku, the leader of the Islamic State's Central Africa Province (known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces), has joins other infamous Sunni jihadists actively sought after by the United States government. Read more →

Hezbollah Fighter Killed Under Unclear Circumstances

February 28, 2023 8:45 pm | By Joe Truzman

Hezbollah announced that a fighter belonging to the group died while performing his jihadi duty. Read more →

Gaza-Based Militant Group Formally Acknowledges Presence in the West Bank

February 22, 2023 5:08 pm | By Joe Truzman

On Saturday, the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement published a statement saying the group was active in the West Bank. Read more →

Generation Jihad Ep. 88 — al Qaeda and Islamic State findings in new UN report

February 20, 2023 9:30 pm | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

Host Bill Roggio and (now official) co-host Caleb Weiss are joined by former coordinator of the UN Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring team Edmund Fitton-Brown to discuss findings in the latest UN report on the Islamic State and al Qaeda. Read more →

Social Media: An Important Tool Used By Palestinian Militant Groups

February 16, 2023 9:10 pm | By Joe Truzman

Hamas and other aligned Palestinian militant organizations have taken advantage of social media to spread propaganda to supporters. Read more →

UN reports veteran al Qaeda leader likely back in action in Afghanistan

February 14, 2023 9:15 am | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

The U.S. captured al Qaeda key commander Abu Ikhlas al Masri in 2010. He was freed from Bagram prison after the Taliban takeover in 2021, and is thought to have reformed an Al Qaeda unit. Read more →

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