The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Shabaab launches series of strikes in Kenya, Somalia
• Islamic State, Pakistani Taliban claim suicide assault in Quetta
• IRGC to expand Basij special forces
• Qassem Soleimani spotted in Iraq’s KRG territory

Shabaab launches series of strikes in Kenya, Somalia Posted: 25 Oct 2016 12:54 PM PDT Shabaab continues to demonstrate its deadliness in both Kenya and Somalia.

Islamic State, Pakistani Taliban claim suicide assault in Quetta Posted: 25 Oct 2016 06:33 AM PDT Islamic State's Khorasan province and the Karachi faction of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan both claimed credit for the attack on a police academy in Quetta that killed more than 60 cadets. Pakistani officials claimed the suicide assault was executed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi.

IRGC to expand Basij special forces Posted: 24 Oct 2016 03:35 PM PDT The Basij Fatehin special forces, an all-volunteer group established following the 2009 post-election protests that serves as a "model" auxiliary unit to the IRGC Ground Forces in Syria, will expand to boost the IRGC's operational capabilities. The Fatehin commander has proclaimed that the participation of this unit and IRGC-backed foreign proxies in Syria herald the formation of a global Basij, and that the Fatehin is "ready to conquer Israel."

Qassem Soleimani spotted in Iraq’s KRG territory Posted: 24 Oct 2016 02:03 PM PDT IRGC-QF Commander Qassem Soleimani was spotted in Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government area yesterday visiting the family of a deceased Kurdish Peshmarga commander. The visit marked the first confirmed sighting of Soleimani in Iraq since the siege of Mosul was launched last week.