| Description |
1 online resource (37 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative policy paper |
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Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative policy paper
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| Summary |
Drawing on interrogation reports, courtroom testimony, confessions, and statements of Western recruits, this paper will describe al-Qaeda's mountainous sanctuary from the perspective of the Western militants who traveled there. Their rare eyewitness accounts, in large part viewed as credible by Western intelligence agencies, shed light on how al-Qaeda's capabilities have been affected by drone strikes, the types of training camps it now runs, how its relations with other jihadist groups have deepened, how it has continued to attract Western recruits and persuade them to launch attacks in the West, and the degree to which it can now control such operations from its mountain base. The paper will also examine the degree to which Westerners are joining militant groups allied with al-Qaeda in the FATA and bordering areas of the NWFP |
| Notes |
Caption title from title screen (viewed March 9, 2010) |
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"February 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-36) |
| Subject |
Qaida (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
Qaida (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst00763708 |
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Terrorism -- Pakistan -- Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Terrorism -- Afghanistan
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Boundaries.
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Terrorism.
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Boundaries -- Pakistan
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Pakistan -- Boundaries -- Afghanistan
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| Subject |
Afghanistan.
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Pakistan.
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Pakistan -- Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
New America Foundation.
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