MONEY TROUBLES: THE FINANCIAL WOES OF AL-QAEDA'S LEADERS

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MONEY TROUBLES:
THE FINANCIAL WOES OF AL-QAEDA'S LEADERS

By Matthew Levitt

IHS Jane's

January 2012

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Al-Qaeda's finances are at their weakest point in years due to a successful campaign to close off major sources of funding. In this article, Matthew Levitt examines the options left to the group, which is increasingly turning to a model of low-level threats from individuals, rather than spectacular orchestrated attacks.

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Matthew Levitt is director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute.

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