ISLAMIC STATE AND ITS ATTITUDE TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON ENERGY SECTOR
Journal Title: Obrana a strategie - Year 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
The main aim of this article is both to analyze the importance of the terrorist attacks on energy infrastructure and industry for strategy of militant terrorist organization Islamic State against the background of the influence of Islam and to describe a specific example and manifestations of the terrorist activities focused on energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa. In the theoretical level, the article is based on the concept of terrorist attack on energy sector and relation between energy and Sunni Islam. In methodological level, the article is based on the case study method framing terrorist attacks of Islamic State on energy industry and infrastructure in Iraq, Syria and Libya.
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Lukáš Tichý
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- EP ID EP278789
- DOI 10.3849/1802-7199.16.2016.1.029-058
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