| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 100 pages) : illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
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Technical report ; TR-923-ANT |
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Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-923-ANT.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 An overview of relevant research -- 1.2 Research design -- 1.3 Outline of this report -- Chapter 2: Violent Jihadist groups/cells in the UK -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The six case studies -- 2.2.1 Operation Crevice -- 2.2.2 Operation Rhyme -- 2.2.3 7/7 -- 2.2.4 21/7 -- 2.2.5 Operation ̀Overt̀ -- 2.2.6 Operation ̀Seagram̀ -- Chapter 3: How the groups/cells were organised -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The motivation and aims of the groups/cells -- 3.2.1 Motivation -- 3.2.2 The influence of AQ in Pakistan on the aims of the groups/cells -- 3.2.3 Aims -- 3.3 Characteristics and behaviours of groups/cells relevant to their structure and function -- 3.3.1 Size -- 3.3.2 Links in the UK between groups/cells -- 3.3.3 Aspects of training and travel -- 3.4 Characteristics and behaviours of group/cell members relevant to group/cell structure and function -- 3.4.1 Sex and age range -- 3.4.2 Marital status and children -- 3.4.3 Residency and citizenship -- 3.4.4 Nationality, cultural heritage and origins -- 3.5 The personal behaviours of group/cell members -- 3.5.1 Behaviours relating to an individual's religion and religious practices -- 3.5.2 Behaviours relating to an individual's social relationships -- 3.5.3 Behaviours relating to an individual's general lifestyle -- 3.6 Characteristics and behaviours of the leaders of the groups/cells -- 3.6.1 Age, marital status and children -- 3.6.2 Heritage and origins -- 3.6.3 Experiences of violent Jihad and connections to AQ -- 3.6.4 Group/cell leaders and the links between groups/cells in the UK -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: How the groups/cells functioned -- 4.1 Attack planning and preparations -- 4.1.1 Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and "dry runs" -- 4.1.2 Targets attacked or selected -- 4.1.3 Targets considered -- 4.1.4 "Suicide videos" and other personal communications -- 4.1.5 Explosives -- 4.1.6 Premises -- 4.1.7 Use of documents to advance terrorist activity -- 4.1.8 Use of criminality to advance terrorist activity -- 4.1.9 Acquisition of firearms -- 4.1.10 Allaying suspicion -- 4.1.11 Other personal behaviours -- 4.2 Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Can past behaviour indicate potential future intentions? -- 5.1 Observable behaviours -- 5.1.1 Behaviours and their prevalence -- 5.2 The implications for counter-terrorism -- 5.2.1 A potential approach -- 5.3 The applicability of behaviours to other contexts -- 5.3.1 Other significant UK group/cell terrorist conspiracies -- 5.3.2 UK "Lone Attackers" and terrorism -- 5.3.3 The international applicability of the behaviours -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Datasets of overall group/cell characteristics and behaviours -- Appendix B: Dataset of an individual's behaviour when acting on behalf of their particular group/cell -- Appendix C: Dataset of characteristics and potentially relevant personal behaviours in individuals |
| Summary |
The aim of this research was to see whether the groups/cells and their 38 core individuals who had taken part in the six most serious terrorist conspiracies and attacks in the UK between 2004 and 2007, all of which were driven by the ideology of violent Jihadism as espoused by Al Qaeda, exhibited any specific types of behaviour. In each case the terrorists successfully launched or unsuccessfully attempted an attack, or were arrested and convicted of conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack. The research provides a detailed examination of the behaviours exhibited by violent Jihadist groups/cells and the individuals within them. The report outlines the history and background before examining the organisation, characteristics and behaviour of the groups/cells involved. It also examines individual behaviours carried out on behalf of the group/cell and individual behaviour more broadly. It demonstrates there are certain distinctive behavioural characteristics displayed with their planning, preparation and implementation of an act of terrorism. The six UK case studies show three categories of behaviours, from "radicalisation" into "transition to violent Jihad" and finally to "terrorist attack planning and preparation." |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed July 18, 2011) |
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"Prepared for the Airey Neave Trust." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-62) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Terrorists -- Conduct of life
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Terrorists -- Social networks
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Terrorists -- Case studies
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Jihad.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism.
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Jihad
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Terrorists
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Warnes, Richard
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RAND Europe.
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Rand Corporation.
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| ISBN |
9780833059635 |
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0833059637 |
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1280126957 |
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9781280126956 |
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9786613530813 |
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6613530816 |
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