The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism

A recent suicide bombing at the police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, was the first attack in Indonesia by a pro-IS cell since the death of the so-called “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The radicalisation pathway of the suicide bomber underlines the role of religious study sessions, as against...

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Main Author: Rahmah, Unaesah
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136821
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description A recent suicide bombing at the police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, was the first attack in Indonesia by a pro-IS cell since the death of the so-called “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The radicalisation pathway of the suicide bomber underlines the role of religious study sessions, as against online radicalisation, and kinship influences within the pro-IS circle.
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spelling ntu-10356/1368212020-11-01T07:46:18Z The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism Rahmah, Unaesah S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism Country and Region Studies Middle East and North Africa (MENA) A recent suicide bombing at the police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, was the first attack in Indonesia by a pro-IS cell since the death of the so-called “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The radicalisation pathway of the suicide bomber underlines the role of religious study sessions, as against online radicalisation, and kinship influences within the pro-IS circle. Published version 2020-01-30T04:34:49Z 2020-01-30T04:34:49Z 2020 Commentary Rahmah, U. (2020). The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 015). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136821 en RSIS Commentaries, 015-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
spellingShingle Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism
Country and Region Studies
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Rahmah, Unaesah
The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
title The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
title_full The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
title_fullStr The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
title_full_unstemmed The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
title_short The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism
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topic Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism
Country and Region Studies
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136821
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