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Global Jihad & the Tactic of Terror Abduction: A Comprehensive Review of Islamic Terrorist Organizations
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Description for Global Jihad & the Tactic of Terror Abduction: A Comprehensive Review of Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
In recent decades, the taking of hostages has proven to be a particularly effective tactic for Islamic terrorist organizations worldwide, including al Qaeda. The global jihad movement regards citizens of foreign (mainly western) countries as prime targets for abduction, although in fact local residents have constituted the majority of kidnapping victims. This book analyzes Islamic terror abductions over the last 30 years in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia), Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines), Africa (the Maghreb, the Sahel regions, and Somalia), and in Russia as a part of the Russian-Chechen conflict. Discussion ... Read more
In recent decades, the taking of hostages has proven to be a particularly effective tactic for Islamic terrorist organizations worldwide, including al Qaeda. The global jihad movement regards citizens of foreign (mainly western) countries as prime targets for abduction, although in fact local residents have constituted the majority of kidnapping victims. This book analyzes Islamic terror abductions over the last 30 years in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia), Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines), Africa (the Maghreb, the Sahel regions, and Somalia), and in Russia as a part of the Russian-Chechen conflict. Discussion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196974
SKU
V9781845196974
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99-50
About Hardback
Shaul Shay is the Director of Research at the Institute for Strategy and Policy (IPS) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, and served as the Deputy Head of the Israeli National Security Council. Among his published books are: Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East, The Shahids: Islam and Suicide Attacks, Islamic Terror and the Balkans, Somalia between Jihad ... Read more
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