Terror mandated by god

Juergensmeyer, Mark

doi:10.1080/09546559708427400

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“…Examined in the aggregate, Islamist groups-especially those affiliated to al-Qaeda-perpetrate more lethal attacks compared to other religious terrorist groups (Piazza 2009, 66;Rapoport 1998;Juergensmeyer 1997). For example, in the years between 1968 and 2005, Islamist groups were responsible for 93.6 percent of all terrorist attacks and casualties (Terrorism Knowledge Base, cited in Piazza 2009, 64).…”

Section: Understanding Religious Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 96%

Boko-Haram and the Global Jihad: ‘Do Not Think Jihad is Over. Rather Jihad Has Just Begun’

Agbiboa¹

2014

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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Section: Understanding Religious Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 96%

Boko-Haram and the Global Jihad: ‘Do Not Think Jihad is Over. Rather Jihad Has Just Begun’

Agbiboa¹

2014

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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“…Moving forward, the seismic rise of radical Islamist terrorism starting in the 1980s and 1990s has contributed significantly to the lethality of terrorist attacks perpetrated by religiously oriented terrorist groups (Juergensmeyer, 1997;Rapoport, 1998;Agbiboa, 2013a). Available empirical data show that over the period 1968-2005, Islamists groups were responsible for 93.6% of all terrorist attacks and 86.9% of all causalities inflicted by religiously oriented terrorist groups (Terrorism Knowledge Base (www.tkb.org)).…”

Section: Lethality Of Attacksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ties that Bind: The Evolution and Links of Al-Shabab

Agbiboa

2014

The Round Table

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This article explores the evolution and links of the Somali-based Islamist terrorist group, Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahedeen (more popularly known as al-Shabab-'the youth'). It argues that al-Shabab's attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya should be understood in the light of the group's deepening ties with al-Qaeda and its espousal of the latter's global jihad campaign. In addition, the article argues that the Westgate attack and other atrocities fundamentally demonstrate al-Shabab's willingness and increased capability to hurt targets outside its traditional Somalian base. It also suggests that the group is moving away from insurgent activity in Somalia itself and has mutated as a transnational terrorist movement, with grave consequences for regional and international security.

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“…In seeking to break the government's link with its people, terrorists choose very specific targets that will demonstrate a regime's inability to protect its people and demonstrate the legitimacy of the terrorist group (Juergensmeyer 1997). Attacks on government officials demonstrate an impotence on the part of the government, while striking economic targets will undermine the government's ability to provide for the needs of its citizens (Jogerst 2005).…”

Section: Choice Of Terrorist Targetsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…But beginning in the late 1970s, a motivational shift in terrorist ideology occurred that was dominated by religious terrorism. 3 Within this newer terrorist framework, part of the goal appears to be exacting massive casualties as part of achieving political goals (Enders and Sandler 2001;Juergensmeyer 1997).…”

Section: The Benefits Of Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%