by The Long War Journal | Feb 4, 2015 | Monitor
The US military targeted the chief of Shabaab’s external operations and intelligence branch in a drone strike that took place in Somalia last weekend. The US has not confirmed the death of the jihadist leader. Shabaab is al Qaeda’s official branch in...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 3, 2015 | Monitor
In what is perhaps its most brutal execution to date, the Islamic State burned alive a Jordanian pilot who was captured in late December 2014 after his warplane was purportedly shot down over Syria. The Islamic State murdered First Lieutenant Mu’adh Yusuf al...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 2, 2015 | Monitor
Ansar al Sharia Libya, an al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, released a series of pictures in late January that are intended to highlight its governance efforts near Benghazi. The organization gained international infamy after the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 2, 2015 | Monitor
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s emir for the tribal agency of Bajaur has defected and joined the Islamic State’s branch in the Khorasan. Maulana Abu Bakr is the latest Taliban commander to defect to the rival jihadist organization. The Islamic...
by The Long War Journal | Jan 31, 2015 | Monitor
“Jihadi John” stands before Kenji Goto Jogo shortly before beheading him. The Islamic State has beheaded the last of the Japanese hostages it was holding. Freelance journalist Kenji Goto Jogo was beheaded today by the infamous “Jihadi John” in...