An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq

• Main Author: Bahney, Benjamin (auth)
• Other Authors: Shatz, Howard J. (auth), Ganier, Carroll (auth), McPherson, Renny (auth), Sude, Barbara (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2010
• Subjects: Economics; Middle Eastern history; Terrorism, armed struggle; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This monograph analyzes the finances of the militant group al-Qa'ida in Iraq in Anbar province during 2005 and 2006, at the peak of the group's power and influence. The authors draw on captured financial documents that give details on the daily financial transactions of one specific sector...