Fratricidal Jihadists
Why Islamists Keep Losing their Civil Wars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12414511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohammed M Hafez (0000-0002-4902-7023, Associate professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 86-99 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1061-1924 • E-ISSN: 1475-4967 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mepo.12344 |
| OpenAlex | W2806796835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Why do Islamists kill each other? In the last three decades, Islamist rebels enmeshed in civil wars have descended into internecine con icts that divided their ranks, alienated their sup- porters, and cost them their bid for power. From the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria, to al-Qaeda in Iraq, to the Islamic State, each of these movements had perfect op- portunities to topple their regimes. Yet, in the midst of civil wars, they turned their guns on fellow rebels, choosing to pursue hegemonic leadership over coalition unity. In fact, they assisted incumbent elites in crisis by handing them the perfect oppor- tunity to divide and conquer their move- ments. What explains this self-defeating behavior
Constructive · Library science · Media studies · National security · Operations research · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
The Shia factor
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Terrorist learning in context – the case of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Islamist Social Movements and Hybrid Regime Types in the Muslim World
Rebel fragmentation in Syria's civil war
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |