council of elders intended to set up anti-isis coalition by jason ditz, october 31, 2016 share this 




isis has killed a number of afghan tribal elders and wounded several more in nangarhar province<u+2019>s main city of jalalabad today, with a suicide bomber from the group targeting a meeting of the council of elders in the city. 




the details are still scant, but isis claims that the council was established in part to discuss the formation of a tribal anti-isis coalition in the area. they claimed 15 killed and 25 wounded, labeling the victims <u+201c>apostates.<u+201d> 




afghan government officials put the toll a lot lower, saying only four were killed and seven wounded in the attack. nangarhar is the main base of operations for isis forces in afghanistan, though they<u+2019>ve recently begun to pop up around several other provinces. 




whether the council was at the point of establishing an anti-isis coalition or not, this is in keeping with the group<u+2019>s reaction to any sign of growing local resistance, with isis having similarly made an example of tribal groups in iraq and syria during their establishment there. last 5 posts by jason ditz
isis kills afghan tribal elders in jalalabad suicide attack
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