How do leadership decapitation and targeting error affect suicide bombings? the case of Al-shabaab/ Mohammed Ibrahim Shire
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Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: Vol.46, No 4,5,6, April, May, June 2023, pp. 682-702 (114)Summary: Targeted killing is a cornerstone of counter-terrorism strategy, and tactical mistakes made by militant groups are endemic in terrorism. Yet, how do they affect a militant group's suicide bomber deployment? The findings reveal that targeted killing has the opposite effect of disrupting suicide attacks, instead, leading to a rapid proliferation of unsophisticated single suicide attacks against civilian and military targets to maintain the perception of the group's potency.
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Targeted killing is a cornerstone of counter-terrorism strategy, and tactical mistakes made by militant groups are endemic in terrorism. Yet, how do they affect a militant group's suicide bomber deployment? The findings reveal that targeted killing has the opposite effect of disrupting suicide attacks, instead, leading to a rapid proliferation of unsophisticated single suicide attacks against civilian and military targets to maintain the perception of the group's potency.
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