The CTC’s latest analysis on the Islamic State has been featured in The New York Times. New York Times journalist Eric Schmitt authored “Papers Offer a Peek at ISIS’ Drones, Lethal and Largely Off-the-Shelf” based on findings in the CTC’s latest Perspectives article. In “The Islamic State’s Drone Documents: Management, Acquisition, and DIY Tradecraft,” authors Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi, and Vera Mironova review and provide context for 21 internal Islamic State documents about the group’s drone program, which were recovered in Mosul, Iraq, and provided to the CTC by Mironova.
Coverage of the CTC’s analysis in The New York Times is available here.
Read the CTC Perspectives article and view the documents here.