Algeria Bombings Resemble Insurgent Tactics In Iraq.
A string of suicide bombings in Algeria on Aug. 19-20 intensified concerns that the country's Neo-Salafi militancy was rising, guided by insurgents who had been trained in Iraq and were now waging their fight in North Africa. On Aug. 19-20, car bombs rocked towns near Algiers, killing over 55...

That other war.
Byline: Jake Klonoski For The Register-Guard It has been a tragic year in Afghanistan. Record numbers of improvised explosive devices and suicide bombings have made the nation more dangerous for Afghan civilians and troops from the United States and other nations. Daily incursions...

In victory's direction: where we're headed in Iraq, and why we must arrive.
IN July, five American soldiers died in action in Iraq. That's the lowest number since the war began in March of 2003. A prudent leader, Gen. David Petraeus has warned his commanders not to claim success yet. Nonetheless, in traveling around the country in early August at Petraeus's invitation,...

The Male & Female Acs.
The tribal Arab Awakening Councils (ACs) are part of the success story for Petraeus, who in 2006 devised a counter-insurgency strategy for Iraq reflecting the five basic elements of Muslim society - the tribe, the sect, the ideology, geo-politics and natural resources (see sbme1-IraqImprovementJan1-08 and fap1-Iraq-BetterSecurity-Jan7-08). Now ACs spread...

War-like situations behind spurt in suicide bombings?
NEW DELHI: Iraq and Afghanistan, the two countries that along with India are at the top of the list of victims, have witnessed much more frequent use of suicide bombings. Of course, that could be because both these countries are in war-like situations and are virtually military-run...

Suicide, violence, and cultural conceptions of martyrdom in Palestine.
MUCH OF THE SCHOLARLY DISCOURSE ON "SUICIDE TERRORISM" FOCUSES on the political strategies of these acts of violence and fails to consider their cultural dimensions, which are key to understanding how these acts gain popular support and become potential individual motivations. These forms of violence are conceived in cultural...

Suicide as a weapon.
1586037951 Suicide as a weapon. Advanced Research Workshop (2007: Ankara, Turkey) Ed. by Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism. IOS Press 2007 185 pages $150.00 Hardcover NATO science for peace and security series;...

The history and evolution of martyrdom in the service of defensive jihad: an analysis of suicide bombers in current conflicts.
MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR, EMPHASIZING NOT only the failure of US policies but also the internecine fighting among the varied groups, including Al Qaeda and Shia and Sunni militias, all of which have contributed to the carnage in a country with deep historical Islamic...

Martyrdom and sacrifice in a time of terror.
IN AN INTERVIEW, DR. ABDUL AZIZ RANTISI, THE POLITICAL HEAD OF the Hamas movement in Palestine, objected to my use of the term "suicide bombers" to describe his young colleagues in Hamas who chose to blow themselves up in acts of violence against Israel (Rantisi, 1998). His concern was...

Can martyrdom survive secularization?
THE ADVENT OF THE SUICIDE BOMBER AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON during the past decade and a half has vastly increased our interest in but only marginally improved our understanding of martyrdom. The word remains as mysterious, hard to define, and highly explosive as ever. Modern scholars much prefer the...