CIAO DATE: 06/2012

CTC Sentinel

A publication of:

The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Volume: 5, Issue: 5

May 2012

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• The Abbottabad Documents: Bin Ladin's Security Measures (PDF)

  Contents

  FEATURE ARTICLE
  1 The Abbottabad Documents:
  Bin Ladin's Security Measures
  By Liam Collins

  REPORTS
  4 The Evidence of Jihadist Activity
  in Syria
  By Brian Fishman
  10 The Arab Spring and its Influence
  on Al-Qa`ida
  By Bruce Hoffman
  12 Are Jihadist Groups Shifting Their Focus
  from the Far Enemy?
  By Philip Mudd
  15 The Abbottabad Documents:
  Bin Ladin's Cautious Strategy in Yemen
  By Gabriel Koehler-Derrick
  19 The Abbottabad Documents:
  The Quiet Ascent of Adam Gadahn
  By Brian Dodwell
  22 The Threat from Swarm Attacks:
  Case Studies from the North Caucasus
  By Cerwyn Moore
  26 Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity
  28 CTC Sentinel Staff & Contacts