CTC Sentinel. Volume 9, Issue 4. April 2016

Abstract

A batch of apparent Islamic State administrative documents obtained by Aymenn al-Tamimi and published for the first time in the cover story of our April issue sheds new light on how the Islamic State has come under strain militarily, financially, and administratively as it loses territory and is degraded by coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. Although it is not feasible to verify their authenticity with Islamic State operatives, al-Tamimi argues their format and appearance do not raise any red flags. In our interview, Juan Zarate, who from 2005 to 2009 served as Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, weighs in on the evolution of the terrorist threat and explains how the United States can stem the flow of terrorist financing and help win the battle for hearts and minds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 21, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013573

Entities

People

  • Paul Cruickshank

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterterrorism
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Organizations
  • Minority Groups
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Social Media
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.