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 ...
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WEBAbout Mission. FDD’s Long War Journal provides accurate reporting and analysis of ongoing efforts to address jihadism, conflicts between state and non-state actors, and warfare between states.This is accomplished through original reporting, including by embedded reporters, news aggregation, maps, podcasts, and other formats.
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.
The Diyala Campaign - FDD's Long War Journal
WEBApr 4, 2007 · The Diyala Campaign is currently underway. On March 28, a joint U.S. and Iraqi Army operation targeted “an Islamic State of Iraq power base in the Diyala River Valley.”The operation resulted in 25 al Qaeda killed and 15 captured, along with the discovery of a significant weapons cache, which included “more than 60 grenades, rocket-propelled munitions, improvised explosive device-making ...
Taliban appoints Kabul Attack Network commander as provincial …
WEBNov 9, 2021 · A notorious Taliban commander who organized attacks in and around the capital of Kabul, including deadly attacks on U.S. soldiers and civilians, was appointed by the Taliban to serve as the governor of Kabul province. The U.S. military previously described the commander, known as Qari Baryal, as …
Syria - FDD's Long War Journal
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Taliban’s special forces outfit providing ‘security’ at Kabul airport
WEBAug 22, 2021 · Taliban-linked social media accounts claim that members of the group’s Badri 313 outfit are providing “security” at Kabul’s international airport. Badri 313 is a special forces wing of the Taliban’s army. It has been responsible for some of the group’s key battlefield successes and has also conducted complex “martyrdom” (suicide ...
Ambush in Zaranj - The Long War Journal
WEBMay 15, 2012 · READER COMMENTS: "Ambush in Zaranj". Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at Israel in several barrages on September 10 and 11. The IDF responded with strikes on numerous locations in southern Lebanon, targeting terrorist infrastructure and killing two Hezbollah members, including a commander in the group’s Radwan force.
Pakistani Taliban emir says his group "is a branch of the Islamic ...
WEBDec 15, 2021 · The Afghan Taliban, however, has denied Mehsud’s statement. TTP emir Noor Wali Mehsud made the statement in a nearly hour-long video that documented his entourage’s travels in a large military convoy across what the TTP claims is significant swaths of Pakistan’s northern areas.
Tuareg alliance claims recovery of US Special Forces vehicle from …
WEBMar 14, 2018 · The Tuareg alliance says the vehicle, which was reportedly used by US troops in last October's deadly ambush in Niger, was recovered after recent raids on Islamic State-loyal militants in northern Mali.
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