WILLIAMS, Phil <br/><br/>
Criminals, militias and insurgents :  organized crime in Iraq / 
Phil Williams 
 -  Strategic Studies Institute,  2009 
 - 275 p. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/> This monograph looks in detail at major criminal activities, including the theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil, the kidnapping of both Iraqis and foreigners, extortion, car theft, and the theft and smuggling of antiquities. The author also considers the critical role played by corruption in facilitating and strengthening organized crime. He shows how al-Qaeda in Iraq, Jaish-al-Mahdi , and the Sunni tribes used criminal activities to fund their campaigns of political violence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1584873973 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>IRAQ --ORGANIZED CRIME<br/>IRAQ --CRIME<br/>IRAQ --TERRORISTS<br/>IRAQ --SOCIAL CONDITIONS --21st CENTURY