Publication

This issue of the Sentinel includes articles on 1) the operational behavior of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in response to the US-led airstrike campaign; 2) Chad's role in regional counterterrorism efforts; 3) the backgrounds, affiliations and activities of ethnic Albanian foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq; 4) the flow of Canadian foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria; and 5) the attempts by the Pakistani terrorist group Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) to improve its reputation in Pakistani civil society by undertaking humanitarian activities. It also includes an interview with Tom Wheelock from Creative Associates International on US efforts to counter violent extremism.