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100 1 _aKHOURY Joseph El
245 _aThe use of stimulants in the ranks of Islamic State:
_bmyth or reality of the Syrian conflict/
_cJoseph El Khoury
260 _c2020
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aCOCAINE
_xMIDDLE EAST
650 _aSECOND WORLD WAR
_xMILITARY
773 _aStudies in Conflict & Terrorism:
_gVol.43, No 7,8,9, July, August, September 2020, pp. 679-687 (114)
598 _aTERRORISM, ISLAMIC
856 _uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2018.1495291
_zClick here for full text
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