TY  - BOOK
AU  - WILLIAMS,Phil
TI  - Criminals, militias and insurgents: organized crime in Iraq 
SN  - 1584873973 (pbk)
PY  - 2009///
CY  - 
PB  - Strategic Studies Institute
KW  - IRAQ
KW  - ORGANIZED CRIME
KW  - CRIME
KW  - TERRORISTS
KW  - SOCIAL CONDITIONS
KW  - 21st CENTURY
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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
ER  -