Insurgent Terrorism: Intergroup Relationships and the Killing of Civilians

Insurgent groups consist of individuals willing to organize and commit acts of terror to achieve their goals. By nature, they depend on public support, yet they sometimes target private civilians in addition to military personnel and government officials. This book examines insurgent embeddedness—the extent to which an insurgent group is enmeshed in relationships with the state, other insurgents, and the public—in order to understand why they attack civilians.

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