| ID | 073766 |
| Title Proper | Suicide terrorism in Iraq |
| Other Title Information | a preliminary assessment of the quantitative data and documentary evidence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hafez, Mohammed M |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This preliminary assessment of suicide terrorism in Iraq sheds light on why some groups in the insurgency employ suicide attacks although others do not. The unequal utilization of suicide bombings corresponds to divergent strategies in the insurgency. Some groups fight to achieve system reintegration, whereas others send suicide bombers to collapse the emerging political order. Quantitative data and documentary evidence substantiate the finding that suicide terrorism is carried out by groups that cannot compete in any future political and institutional alignments in Iraq's new coalition politics. Suicide terrorism is intended to produce system collapse, sectarian warfare, and a failed state. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 29, No. 6; Sep 2006: p531-559 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol: 29 No 6 |
| Key Words | Iraq ; Insurgency ; Suicide Terrorism ; Terrorism |