Publication

May 2015

This issue of the Sentinel includes articles on 1) the role of Syria’s Sunni population in sustaining President Assad's regime; 2) online jihadist forums about how to maintain online security; 3) the competition between Islamist organizations and how it manifests itself in increased violent behavior as illustrated by the Tigantourine gas facility attack in Algeria in 2013; and 4) Iraq's internal divisions and the role they have played in the rise of the so-called Islamic State. It also includes an interview with former deputy director of the CIA Michael Morel on terrorist groups and ways to counter them.

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Author Bryan Price, Chris Zambelis, Aaron Brantly, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi, Geoff Porter, Andrew Watkins
Series CTC Sentinel
Issue 5
Publisher Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
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