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1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages) |
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War and Terrorism Collection |
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Academic OneFile |
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Military & Intelligence Database |
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War and Terrorism Collection.
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| Note |
PDF version; title from title screen (viewed September 3, 2009). |
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"June 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
English. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Organized crime -- Iraq.
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Crime -- Iraq.
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Terrorists -- Iraq.
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Iraq -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq.
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Social Welfare & Social Work.
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Social Sciences.
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Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
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Terroristes -- Irak.
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Crime. (OCoLC)fst00882984
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Organized crime. (OCoLC)fst01047884
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Postwar reconstruction. (OCoLC)fst01200084
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Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Terrorists. (OCoLC)fst01148160
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Iraq. (OCoLC)fst01205757
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Added Author |
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, issuing body.
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| Added Title |
Organized crime in Iraq |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Phil, 1948- Criminals, militias, and insurgents (OCoLC)428980078 |
| ISBN |
1584873973 |
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9781584873976 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000054701251 |
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NLGGC 392770377 |
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NZ1 16274584 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0307-A-31 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 101.146:C 86 |
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