Intelligent Systems for Security Informatics

Chapter 7

Al Qaeda Terrorist Financing

Irina Sakharova and Bhavani Thuraisingham, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA

Chapter Outline

7.1 Importance of Cutting Terrorist Financing

7.2 Description of Al Qaedas Financial Network

7.3 History and Development of Al Qaeda and its Financial Network

7.4 Organizational Structure: Control Over Finances Within Al Qaeda

7.5 Al Qaedas Portfolio and Sources of Revenues

7.5.1 Donations

7.5.2 Legitimate Business

7.5.3 Criminal Proceeds

7.6 Methods of Transferring and Storing Funds

References

7.1 Importance of Cutting Terrorist Financing

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