Alexandra N. Gutowski
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Is the Pentagon About to Hand Iran a Major Border Crossing?
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday the start of its final ground offensive against the Islamic State in Syria. The Coalition will support the primarily Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in... → Read More
US has launched over 500 strikes against Islamic States since May
The majority of coalition strikes over the past three months have been concentrated in Abu Kamal, a critical border crossing on the southern border between Iraq and Syria. → Read More
The Senate’s Blind Spot on Terrorism in Yemen
On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed hard on top administration officials to justify U.S. support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen, where hunger and cholera cause tremendous... → Read More
As Senate probes Yemen role, US quietly continues strikes
The military has not produced detailed press releases for any strikes this year, continuing 2017's limited transparency. → Read More
US continues to disrupt Shabaab's attack campaign
In the past six months, US forces have thrice interdicted Shabaab car bombs and prevented imminent attacks against civilians in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. → Read More
Afghan mission releases district-level assessments
The Afghanistan watchdog was finally able to release the military's own district-level assessment, allowing for a direct comparison with our data. The Taliban currently controls 37 districts, contests 200, and claims to control two more. → Read More
US continues to disrupt Shabaab in Jilib, Somalia
The United States attacked al Qaeda's branch in Somalia in the southern town of Jilib, a recurring strike location and known Shabaab safe haven. → Read More
US strikes Shabaab in central Somalia
The location of last weekend's strike highlights the geographical range of US operations against Shabaab, and the scope of the al Qaeda branch's insurgency. → Read More
American forces kill senior al Qaeda leader in Libya
The US military announced that it killed Musa Abu Dawud, a high-ranking al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader in Libya, in an airstrike last weekend. Dawud is an established jihadist who has been in the fight with the GSPC and AIQM for at least three decades. → Read More
US strikes Shabaab south of Somalia's capital
US forces conducted nine strikes in Somalia this year, all of which have targeted al Qaeda's affiliate in the country. → Read More
LWJ Exclusive: US quietly continues Yemen air campaign
The US military has launched 22 airstrikes against al Qaeda int he Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State's Yemeni branch, a spokesman told FDD's Long War Journal. → Read More
Russia Can’t Solve Israel’s Security Dilemma
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only a few seconds to escape the wreckage.... → Read More
US concentrates Somalian air campaign around Jilib
Strikes in 2018 have been concentrated in and around the town of Jilib, whihc has been identified as a Shabaab safe haven. → Read More
US kills four Shabaab jihadists in Somali airstrike
US forces killed four Shabaab terrorists in a strike in southern Somalia. The strike is the second since Feb. 19. → Read More
US kills four Shabaab jihadists in Somali airstrike
US forces killed four Shabaab terrorists in a strike in southern Somalia. The strike is the second since Feb. 19. → Read More
US strike kills three Shabaab fighters in Somalia
US forces have conducted three strikes in Somalia in 2018, all of which targeted Shabaab. → Read More
Doha Can’t Have It All: Qatar Must Choose Between Russian Systems and U.S. Support
Qatar has expressed interest in purchasing an advanced Russian missile defense system, the S-400. The purchase is controversial and would antagonize the United States, which has found it... → Read More
US conducted a record 131 strikes in Yemen last year
The United States conducted 131 counterterrorism strikes in Yemen, CENTCOM told FDD's Long War Journal. → Read More
US conducts 10 counterterrorism strikes in Yemen
US forces conducted a record 120 strikes in Yemen in 2017 and appears to be operating at a similar tempo thus far in 2018. → Read More
US military blocks release of key Afghan force development data
For the first time, US and Coalition authorities are restricting access to key indicators of Afghan security force development. The lack of transparency comes on the heels of a new strategy to enhance Afghan forces in order to supplant Coalition troops in the fight against the Taliban. → Read More