Sunni suicide attacks and sectarian violence

Although fundamentalist Sunni Muslims have committed more than 85% of all suicide attacks, empirical research has yet to examine how internal sectarian conflicts in the Islamic world have fueled the most dangerous form of political violence. We contend that fundamentalist Sunni Muslims employ suicid...

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Authors: Choi, Seung-Whan (Author) ; Acosta, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 7, Pages: 1371-1390
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Keywords:
Suicide attacks
Sectarian violence
Sunni militants
Jihad
Internal conflict

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