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_aGhost martyrs in Iraq : _ban assessment of the applicability of rationalist models to explain suicide attacks in Iraq / _cNick Ayers |
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520 | _aDescribes four different rationalist models of suicide attacks then applies them using data from events in Iraq. Finds that although the results are not conclusive the indications are that suicide attacks are used for tactical advantage and to support recruiting efforts of al-Qaeda linked organizations. They are not used to gain nationalist objectives, signal strength to a foreign government, or to outdo rival groups. | ||
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_aSUICIDE ATTACKS _xIRAQ |
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_aStudies In Conflict & Terrorism : _gVol 31 No 9, September 2008, pp.856-882 (114) |
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