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Insurgent Group Cohesion and the Malleability of 'Foreignness': Al-Shabaab's Relationship with Foreign Fighters.
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Studies in Conflict & Terrorism . 2023, Vol. 46 Issue 10, p1894-1911. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Foreign fighters can be both an asset and a liability for the groups to which they are recruited. While they can bring with them much sought after skills and resources, they can also create tensions between foreign fighter contingents and local membership. This paper considers Al-Shabaab's relationship with foreign fighters from the group's foundational years in the 1990s through to the infamous purge of 2011–2013. By examining Al-Shabaab's history and narratives around foreign-ness and foreign fighters, this paper finds that foreign fighters have persistently influenced Al-Shabaab's organizational cohesion and structural integrity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOCIAL cohesion
*INTEGRITY
*COHESION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1057610X
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171952390
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1889091