Fragmentation and Grievances as Fuel for Violent Extremism: The Case of Abu Musa’ab Al-Zarqawi

Violent extremism naturally benefits from any state of fragmentation. This article focuses on Iraq in a period of a staggering rise in terrorist attacks that started with “operation Iraqi Freedom.” The rhetoric of Abu Musa’ab Al-Zarqawi is used as a case study. Analyzing his statements between 2003...

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Main Author: Talip Alkhayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/10/375