| Description |
1 online resource (33 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs |
| Series |
ICCT research paper, 2468-0656 |
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ICCT research paper. 2468-0656
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| Summary |
"In the following paper, I explore IS's use of suicide tactics over the course of 12 months, using an exhaustive sample of its suicide operation reports as a window into the phenomenon's tactical and strategic underpinnings. Basing the analysis on data that I began gathering in July 2016, I go well beyond the general figures provided by the Amaq News Agency. After first establishing what precisely is meant by the term 'suicide tactics' and setting out my collection and categorisation methodology, I statistically analyse the 923 suicide operations that were individually reported by the group's official media between 1 December 2015 and 30 November 2016, examining when, how and where IS uses suicide tactics, as well as who its suicide operatives are. I demonstrate that, in contrast with past norms, its suicide attacks are now primarily perpetrated by local operatives against military targets. This reflects a new phase of operationalisation; a tactical shift with strategic implications that will change the insurgent and terrorist landscape for years to come."--Page 4 |
| Notes |
"February 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-33) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF caption (ICCT, viewed August 23, 2017) |
| Subject |
IS (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
IS (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst01914325 |
| Subject |
Martyrdom -- Islam.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior -- Statistics
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Martyrdom -- Islam.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, publisher.
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