BOSNIAK FACTOR IN CONTEMPORARY JIHADISM

Journal Title: Obrana a strategie - Year 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1

Abstract

The article analyzes activities and role of Bosniaks in contemporary Jihadist movement. Those activities are analyzed in three dimensions – domestic activities (local radical groups, recruitment, motivation or role of diaspora), activities on foreign battlefields (combat activities, propaganda or support activities) and return to the homeland (violent activities, deradicalization or activities of state authorities). Analysis is focused on fighters from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and countries with significant Bosniak diaspora.

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Marek Dolejší

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  • EP ID EP449491
  • DOI 10.3849/1802-7199.18.2018.01.005-022
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Marek Dolejší (2018). BOSNIAK FACTOR IN CONTEMPORARY JIHADISM. Obrana a strategie, 18(1), 5-22. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-449491