The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• US kills 4 Shabaab fighters in 2 separate airstrikes
• US says 2 more senior Islamic State leaders killed near Mayadin, Syria
• Hezbollah and allies parade in Deir Ezzor, Syria
• Israeli airstrikes target suspected chemical weapons facility in Syria

US kills 4 Shabaab fighters in 2 separate airstrikes Posted: 08 Sep 2017 11:21 AM PDT The US military has stepped up its attacks on al Qaeda's branch in East Africa after the jihadist outfit has regained ground over the past two years. AFRICOM has targeted Shabaab 10 times since the beginning of June.

US says 2 more senior Islamic State leaders killed near Mayadin, Syria Posted: 07 Sep 2017 10:24 AM PDT The US-led coalition announced today that two more senior Islamic State leaders were killed near Mayadin, which has become a hub for the self-declared caliphate in eastern Syria. The US has announced the deaths of at least fourteen key Islamic State figures in the area since April.

Hezbollah and allies parade in Deir Ezzor, Syria Posted: 07 Sep 2017 08:36 AM PDT Hezbollah forces and its militia allies can be seen parading in the streets of Deir Ezzor after lifting the siege of the city. Syrian regime soldiers, who had been under the siege since 2014, praise Hezbollah and Hassan Nasrallah for their role in the operation.

Israeli airstrikes target suspected chemical weapons facility in Syria Posted: 07 Sep 2017 05:45 AM PDT Israel struck a suspected chemical weapons facility near Masyaf, Syria earlier today. The facility may have been run by the Syrian regime's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), which has been sanctioned by the US government for its role in producing chemical weapons and the means to deploy them.