Female suicide bombers ? Chechnya
Author | Stella Filipovi? ?ango |
Position | Spec. crim. Stella Filipovi? ?ango, sarajevo uni za kriminalistiku, kriminologij u i sigurnosne studij e, Sarajevo |
Pages | 61-65 |
European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
Vol. 2 No. 1
January, 2018
ISSN 2519-1284
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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Female suicide bombers – Chechnya
StellaFilipovićŠango
SpeccrimStellaFilipovićŠangosarajevounizakriminalistikukriminologuisigurnosne
studeSarajevo
Abstract
Severalleadingresearchersidentiedsomeimportantfactorsexplainingwhyterrorist groups
usewomentoconductsuicide aacksandperform criticaloperationsaspart oftheiroverall
strategy. This can include tactical advantages: increased number of operatives, increased
mediaaentionandpsychologicalimpact
The incident in the Dubrovka theater in Moscow in 2002, where forty-one Chechen terrorists,
including womenheld about people forthree daysas hostagesuntil Russianforces
enteredthebuilding movedtheBlack Widowsintothespotlight asterroristswith themost
suicideaacksinRussia
Keywords:terrorismsecurityfemalesuicidebombersChechnyaBlackWidows
Introduction
Suicide terrorism is a violent act in which there is willingness to die in order to achieve
the ultimate goal of massive deaths, injuries and destruction. Throughout history,
women have directly and indirectly participated in extremist activities. In recent
yearsthenumber ofsuicideaacks commiedby womenhasgrown considerably
According to a study conducted by Yoram Schweitzer, between 1985 and 2006,
femalebombershavecommiedmorethansuicideaacksaccountingforalmost
15% of the total number of such assaults (Santala, 2009). Schweitzer's database also
identi edthedominant locationsof femalesuicidebombings SriLankaIsraeland
thePalestinianTerritoriesRussiaandChechnyaandTurkeySchweizer
GraphicFemalesuicidebombersbytargetedregionsSourceStudyby
Yoram Schweitzer)
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