CIAO DATE: 08/2012

CTC Sentinel

A publication of:

The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Volume: 5, Issue: 7

July 2012

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• Between Islamization and Secession: The Contest for Northern Mali (PDF)

  Contents

  FEATURE ARTICLE
  1 Between Islamization and Secession:
  The Contest for Northern Mali
  By Derek Henry Flood

  REPORTS
  6 A Profile of AQAP's Upper Echelon
  By Gregory D. Johnsen
  9 Taliban Recruiting and Fundraising
  in Karachi
  By Zia Ur Rehman
  12 A Biography of Rashid Rauf:
  Al-Qa`ida's British Operative
  By Raffaello Pantucci
  16 Mexican DTO Influence Extends
  Deep into United States
  By Sylvia Longmire
  19 Information Wars: Assessing the Social
  Media Battlefield in Syria
  By Chris Zambelis
  22 Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity
  24 CTC Sentinel Staff & Contacts