LEADER 02378oam 2200529zu 450 001 9910345112803321 005 20210803235853.0 035 $a(CKB)3360000000003590 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001115434 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12424023 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001115434 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11060934 035 $a(PQKB)11465835 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00028182 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000003590 100 $a20160829d2009 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCriminals, militias, and insurgents : organized crime in Iraq 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cU S Army War College Strategic Studies Institute$d2009 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-58487-397-3 327 $aIntroduction -- The rise of organized crime in Iraq -- The theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil -- Kidnapping in Iraq -- Extortion and other criminal activities -- Corruption and organized crime in Iraq -- Criminals, insurgents, terrorists, and militias -- Conclusions. 330 $aThe author identifies the roots of organized crime in Ba'athist Iraq and reports on major criminal activities including the theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil, the kidnapping of both Iraqis and foreigners, extortion, car theft, and the theft and smuggling of antiquities. The author also reports on how al-Qaeda in Iraq, Jaish-al-Mahdi, and the Sunni tribes used criminal activities to fund their campaigns of political violence. 606 $aOrganized crime$zIraq 606 $aCrime$zIraq 606 $aTerrorists$zIraq 606 $aSocial Welfare & Social Work$2HILCC 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aCriminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency$2HILCC 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aCrime 615 0$aTerrorists 615 7$aSocial Welfare & Social Work 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aCriminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency 700 $aWilliams$b Phil$0262334 712 02$aArmy War College (U.S.) Strategic Studies Institute, 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345112803321 996 $aCriminals, militias, and insurgents : organized crime in Iraq$92564909 997 $aUNINA