TY  - BOOK
AU  - KHOURY Joseph El
TI  - The use of stimulants in the ranks of Islamic State: myth or reality of the Syrian conflict
PY  - 2020///
KW  - COCAINE
KW  - MIDDLE EAST
KW  - SECOND WORLD WAR
KW  - MILITARY
N2  - The emergence of the Islamic State organization on the Syrian war scene has raised the role of amphetamines, and in particular the drug Captagon, in explaining the military performance and the savagery of its militants. This phenomenon has received extensive coverage in the international media. We review the evidence for it relying on available public sources in the context of a historical understanding of the use of stimulants in warfare and the Islamic position on psychoactive substances
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2018.1495291
ER  -