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Yasmine Farouk, Nathan J. Brown, Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, …
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Trajectories of Violence Against Civilians by Africa’s Militant Islamist Groups
he structure of the competitive environment in which violent extremists operate greatly shapes each group’s strategies and target choices.
Published on Feb 8, 2022
About the Author
Anouar Boukhars
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Boukhars was a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. He is a professor of countering violent extremism and counter-terrorism at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
- Islamic Institutions in Arab States: Mapping the Dynamics of Control, Co-option, and Contention
- Islamic Authority and Arab States in a Time of PandemicArticle
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Frederic Wehrey, Nathan J. Brown, Bader Al-Saif, …
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