Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents

Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents Organized Crime in Iraq

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781584873976
Publisher: U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
Imprint: U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
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Language: English
Number of pages: 275