Territoriality of radical Islam: comparative analysis of jihadist groups' approach to territory

Bohumil Doboš, Martin Riegl and Stig Jarle Hansen

Small Wars and Insurgencies, 2019, vol. 30, issue 3, 543-562

Abstract: The paper compares political territoriality of selected jihadist violent non-state actors. Looking at selected groups that attempted to control territory (Afghan Taliban, Al-Shabaab, the Islamic State), it attempts to establish a generalization regarding the use of territory by this type of violent non-state actors. To this end, it analyses connection of territory to groups´ security provision, economic activity, and identity. Despite many differences among the groups, it concludes that these groups often utilize both territorial and personal characteristics. Territoriality of these actors is reactive as they are unable to present a sustained control in contested regions.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2019.1601841

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