The Long War Journal Videos tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2014:/videos/13 2013-10-21T11:57:43Z Movable Type Pro 4.38 Al Nusrah Front suicide bomber kills 16 Syrian soldiers tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.56148 2013-10-21T11:53:15Z 2013-10-21T11:57:43Z Aftermath of a suicide attack in Damascus that killed at least 16 Syrian Army soldiers over the weekend. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, one of two... Bill Roggio Aftermath of a suicide attack in Damascus that killed at least 16 Syrian Army soldiers over the weekend. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, one of two main al Qaeda branches in Syria, executed the suicide bombing. Additionally a massive suicide bombing in Hama is caught on tape.]]> Al Nusrah Front destroys Syrian Army convoy tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.55727 2013-10-01T14:36:06Z 2013-10-03T03:38:33Z A video shows the aftermath of an Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant's attack on a Syrian Arab Army convoy.... Bill Roggio A video shows the aftermath of an Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant's attack on a Syrian Arab Army convoy. ]]> Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant executes three men in Raqqah tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.55426 2013-09-17T19:27:49Z 2013-09-17T19:31:43Z Video of an execution of three Syrian men in Raqqah, which is under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The execution of the three men was carried out by the ISIL; the ISIL flag... Bill Roggio Video of an execution of three Syrian men in Raqqah, which is under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The execution of the three men was carried out by the ISIL; the ISIL flag is flown on the pickup truck and is hanging behind the men as they are executed. From the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights' Facebook page:
The ISIS executed 3 men in one of al-Raqqa's squares on the 14th of May under accusations they are regime soldiers and officers. It later turned out that 2 of them were Muslim A'lawis from the al-Achrafiya village of northern Reef Homs (a doctor called Mustafa al-Jani and his nephew, a school teacher, called Iyad Nofal), based on what activists from Homs city stated to the Observatory back them.
]]> September 11, 2001 tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.55290 2013-09-11T21:43:11Z 2013-09-11T22:42:40Z The September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, as seen from a nearby apartment.... Bill Roggio The September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, as seen from a nearby apartment.]]> Al Nusrah Front executes 12 men in Syria tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.55254 2013-09-10T17:26:00Z 2013-09-10T17:42:35Z Warning: this video is graphic; it shows a leader from the Al Nusrah Front executing men. An undated video shows a commander in the Al Nusrah Front for the people in the Levant executing 12 men with gunshots to... Bill Roggio Warning: this video is graphic; it shows a leader from the Al Nusrah Front executing men.
An undated video shows a commander in the Al Nusrah Front for the people in the Levant executing 12 men with gunshots to the head. The Al Nusrah Front's flags are flying in the background. Fighters are heard chanting "Allah-u-Akbar" and "Takbir".]]> Al Nusrah vows revenge on Alawites tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54886 2013-08-26T10:36:26Z 2013-08-26T10:03:40Z Al Nusrah Front has issued a statement vowing revenge on Alawite Muslims after apparent chemical weapons strikes in Syria.... LWJ Staff
Al Nusrah Front has issued a statement vowing revenge on Alawite Muslims after apparent chemical weapons strikes in Syria.]]> Chemical weapons in Syria tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54797 2013-08-22T13:15:40Z 2013-08-22T13:22:45Z The New York Times reports on the aftermath of an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria. Advertisement: googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1376402863672-0');... LWJ Staff
The New York Times reports on the aftermath of an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria.
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]]> Egyptian police officers executed near Rafah tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54747 2013-08-20T14:18:17Z 2013-08-22T13:23:02Z Euronews covers the execution of 25 Egyptian police officers by Islamist militants near Rafah. See Long War Journal coverage: Over 20 Egyptian policemen executed in the Sinai Report provides insight on Israeli view of Salafi jihadists in Sinai... LWJ Staff Euronews covers the execution of 25 Egyptian police officers by Islamist militants near Rafah. See Long War Journal coverage: Over 20 Egyptian policemen executed in the Sinai Report provides insight on Israeli view of Salafi jihadists in Sinai ]]> UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54714 2013-08-19T11:02:39Z 2013-12-14T16:15:56Z Raw AP footage of United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arriving in Damascus. More at the New York Times: BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A United Nations team arrived in Damascus on Sunday to begin a long-awaited investigation into the alleged use... Bill Ardolino
Raw AP footage of United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arriving in Damascus. More at the New York Times:
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A United Nations team arrived in Damascus on Sunday to begin a long-awaited investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the civil war in Syria. The United Nations said in a statement that the team would begin its work on Monday, though many questions remained about how effectively it would be able to address one of the most charged issues in the conflict.
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Mr. Assad's government finally agreed to allow the investigators in after months of negotiations over where they could work. While the United Nations originally pushed for unfettered access, the final agreement will allow the investigators to visit three sites: Khan al-Assal and two others that have not been made public.
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]]> US-Iraq negotiations amidst surge of violence tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54634 2013-08-15T18:26:52Z 2013-08-16T07:50:42Z Al Jazeera covers US and Iraqi negotiations amidst Iraq's political crisis and a resumption of violence. Some 1,000 Iraqis were killed last month, mostly in a wave of countrywide bombings. July's toll is the worst since April 2008, and... Bill Ardolino Al Jazeera covers US and Iraqi negotiations amidst Iraq's political crisis and a resumption of violence. Some 1,000 Iraqis were killed last month, mostly in a wave of countrywide bombings. July's toll is the worst since April 2008, and reflects the resurgence of al Qaeda in Iraq.
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]]> Al Qaeda's ascendance in Syria tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54584 2013-08-13T18:27:27Z 2013-08-15T18:44:18Z CBS News covers the ascendance of al Qaeda in Syria. Correspondent Lara Logan emphasizes the group's decentralized nature and the consistency of Salafi jihadist ideology, in a rebuke of the distinction of an al Qaeda "core" mentioned in President... Bill Ardolino
CBS News covers the ascendance of al Qaeda in Syria. Correspondent Lara Logan emphasizes the group's decentralized nature and the consistency of Salafi jihadist ideology, in a rebuke of the distinction of an al Qaeda "core" mentioned in President Barack Obama's speech at the National Defense University on May 23:
"This is not an organization that is divided up into different regions and does their own thing. They are united by their ideology. They make that very plain. they have the same intent. Their intent today is exactly what it was pre-9/11. It's exactly what Osama bin Laden said it was, and it's never changed .... We have this sense that we want to divide everything up .... The fact is, that al Qaeda's ideology is what is at the core."
]]> Killings in Yemen, bombings in Iraq tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54559 2013-08-12T19:15:30Z 2013-08-13T08:20:57Z Suspected al Qaeda gunmen killed five Yemeni soldiers; car bombs killed nearly 100 and wounded hundreds more across Iraq over the weekend. More via Reuters: Gun attacks and a bombing killed at least seven more people in Iraq on... Bill Ardolino Suspected al Qaeda gunmen killed five Yemeni soldiers; car bombs killed nearly 100 and wounded hundreds more across Iraq over the weekend. More via Reuters:
Gun attacks and a bombing killed at least seven more people in Iraq on Sunday, police said, after a day of carnage aimed mainly at Shi'ite Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan. The United States condemned a wave of car bombings which police and medical sources said killed nearly 80 people across Iraq on Saturday, saying those who had attacked civilians during Eid al-Fitr festivities were "enemies of Islam".
]]> Yemeni security forces on alert, US drone strikes stepped up tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54456 2013-08-08T18:46:35Z 2013-08-08T19:04:19Z CBS News reports on the latest drone strikes in Yemen, the Yemeni government's assertion that it disrupted a major AQAP plot to "strike foreign embassies, gas and oil installations, and the country's ports," and its assertion that security forces... Bill Ardolino
CBS News reports on the latest drone strikes in Yemen, the Yemeni government's assertion that it disrupted a major AQAP plot to "strike foreign embassies, gas and oil installations, and the country's ports," and its assertion that security forces have "a shoot to kill order on anyone who looks suspicious and refuses to identify themselves." See The Long War Journal's in-depth coverage: US strikes twice in Yemen, kills 7 AQAP operatives in drone attacks AQAP's emir also serves as al Qaeda's general manager US kills 4 AQAP operatives in Yemen drone strike Local AQAP commander reported killed in recent US drone strike ]]> Terror alert follows intercepted AQ communication tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54417 2013-08-06T19:15:31Z 2013-08-07T10:21:58Z A Euronews report on the revelation that the closure of embassies stemmed from an intercepted phone conversation between al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and Nasir al Wuhayshi, the emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). See... Bill Ardolino A Euronews report on the revelation that the closure of embassies stemmed from an intercepted phone conversation between al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and Nasir al Wuhayshi, the emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). See The Long War Journal's in-depth coverage: AQAP's emir also serves as al Qaeda's general manager.]]> Al Nusrah public relations release tag:www.longwarjournal.org,2013:/videos//13.54377 2013-08-04T19:08:48Z 2013-08-04T19:21:22Z Via SITE Intelligence, an excerpt of a video release by the Al Nusrah Front's Himam News Agency shows members of the group fixing an electrical transformer. The full 4-minute video was posted on jihadist internet forums on July 27,... Bill Ardolino Via SITE Intelligence, an excerpt of a video release by the Al Nusrah Front's Himam News Agency shows members of the group fixing an electrical transformer. The full 4-minute video was posted on jihadist internet forums on July 27, 2013, and reflects the latest attempt by Syria's al Qaeda affiliates to soften their image. See Threat Matrix coverage: The softer side of Salafist-Jihad. ]]>