Criminals, militias, and insurgents : organized crime in Iraq

• Autore: Williams Phil
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : U S Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetto topico: Organized crime - Iraq; Crime - Iraq; Terrorists - Iraq; Social Welfare & Social Work; Social Sciences; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Criminals, militias, and insurgents : organized crime in Iraq
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910345112803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II