| ID | 179985 |
| Title Proper | Battle for Algeria: Explaining Fratricide among Armed Nonstate Actors |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mendelsohn, Barak |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Unity among a rebel movement is associated with positive returns, yet rebel groups often fail to come together and even fall into fratricide infighting. Focusing on a rebel field in which one group enjoys primacy, I present three pathways that are likely to produce rebel fratricide: first, power shifts within the rebel movement; second, spillover from internal conflict within the dominant group; and third, disagreements over targeting noncombatants. I explore the role these mechanisms played in fratricidal violence among the Islamist opposition in Algeria during the 1990s civil war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 44, No.7-9; Jul-Sep 2021: p.776-798 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol: 44 No 7-9 |
| Key Words | Armed Nonstate Actors ; Battle for Algeria |