The Islamic State and Drones
the islamic state and drones supply, scale,and future threats Don Rassler July 2018 Te Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Treats Don Rassler Combating Terrorism Center at West Point United States Military Academy www.ctc.usma.edu The views expressed in this report are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of the Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government. July 2018 COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Director The author would like to thank CTC’s former director, LTC(R) Bryan Price, and CTC’s new director, Brian Dodwell, for their support for this Brian Dodwell efort. The critical and great feedback the author received from Daniel Milton, Alex Gallo, and Erik Skare was also most appreciated and helped Research Director to strengthen the final product. The author would also like to thank Mu- Dr. Daniel Milton hammad al-`Ubaydi, Seamus Hughes, Rafaello Pantucci, and Damien Spleeters for their advice and for the helpful information they shared. Distinguished Chair The detailed copyediting support provided by Kristina Hummel and the LTG (Ret) Dell Dailey graphic design support provided by Larisa Baste were also top-notch and helped to make this product more accurate and accessible. Class of 1987 Senior Fellow Amb. Michael Sheehan George H. GIlmore Senior Fellow Don Rassler Prof. Bruce Hoffman Senior Fellow Michael Morell Senior Fellow Chief Joseph Pfeifer, FDNY Class of 1971 Senior Fellow The Honorable Juan Zarate CONTACT Combating Terrorism Center U.S. Military Academy 607 Cullum Road, Lincoln Hall West Point, NY 10996 Phone: (845) 938-8495 Web: www.ctc.usma.edu The views expressed in this report are those of the author and not of the United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or any other agency of the U.S.
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