Citation

Tnnessen TH. Terrorism Polit. Violence 2008; 20(4): 543-562.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/09546550802257242

PMID

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Abstract

This article aims to describe and analyze the training that foreign jihadis in Iraq have received, how this may impact on the future of the insurgency in Iraq, and the potential spillover effect from the Iraqi jihad scene. The nature of the training in Iraq has been influenced by the difficult conditions the jihadis were operating under, and much has consisted of on-the-job training inside safe houses. The foreign jihadis were dependent on the support of the local Iraqis in order to conduct training, but the increasing use of suicide attacks has turned their erstwhile allies against them.

Language: en

Keywords

Terrorism; Training; Iraq; Al-Qaida in Iraq