| ID | 154976 |
| Title Proper | Old becomes new again |
| Other Title Information | kidnappings by Daesh and other Salafi-Jihadists in the twenty-first century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cragin, R Kim ; Padilla, Phillip |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Daesh fighters have taken hostage over 100 foreigners in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere since 2012. The kidnappings drew international attention in August 2014, when American journalist James Foley was decapitated and a video of his death was posted online. But the pattern of kidnappings and gruesome videos distributed by violent Salafi-jihadists extends back over a decade to the killing of Daniel Pearl in 2002. This article traces shifts in the strategic rationale of Al Qaeda and Daesh for beheading Western hostages. It argues that terrorists altered their calculations on foreign hostages beginning in 2012 and U.S. counterterrorism policy does not take these shifts into account. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 40, No.7-9; Jul-Sep 2017: p.665-683 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol: 40 No 7-9 |
| Key Words | Counterterrorism ; United States ; Al Qaeda ; Kidnapping ; Daesh ; Hostage ; James Foley ; Daniel Pearl |