Al-shabaab And Boko Haram: Guerrilla Insurgency Or Strategic Terrorism? Maszka John Al Ain Mens College Uae Pevná vazba

Boko Haram is now the deadliest 'terrorist' organization operational in the world, by virtue of the sheer number of people the group have killed. Analyzed here are the ideologies of these two infamous organizations. Together with al-Shabaab, the two groups account for a substantial amount of carnage on the African continent.

It explores the ideological roots the two organizations share and examines the goals and objectives of each group in order to calculate the nature of the threat posed in the broader international realm. Utilizing information from breadcrumbs that they leave behind, in videos, media releases and various correspondence, this book searches for clues within the historical and contemporary social context that explain their existence. It is argued that through applying strategic theory, and specifically the concept of strategic terrorism, it is possible to form a deeper