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No accessJournal of Human SecurityOther Journal Article01 January 2007Chechen Female Suicide Bombers: Who and why Authors: Tatyana Dronzina; Vadim V Astashin Authors: Tatyana Dronzina Department of Political Science, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia (Bulgaria) Google Scholar More articles by this author ; Vadim V Astashin Volgograd State University (Volgograd, Russia) Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutPDF/EPUBExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Abstract It is commonly accepted that Chechen women acting as suicide bombers are part of the rebel movement in the Caucasus. They kill themselves voluntarily or for revenge. What are the motivating factors for such suicide missions? What kind of connection exists between Islamic suicide terrorism in the Middle East and in Chechnya? Is the Chechen phenomenon unique? Who recruits Chechen women for suicide terrorist attacks? Does a typical portrait of these women exist? Data were drawn from open security service sources, newspapers, news agencies, interviews, and special investigations by Russian and foreign journalists. They provide answers based on the life-stories of most women who acted as suicide bombers, imbedded in a chronology of the major terrorist attack in the Russian Federation, and its consequences. Full Text DOI Previous article Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSDate of Publication:January 2007Journal:Journal of Human SecurityISSN:1835-3800Volume:3Issue:1Page Range:30-44First Page:30Last Page:44Source:Journal of Human Security, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2007: 30-44Date Last Modified:05 September 2018 12:24Date Last Revised:06 October 2012Geographic LocationRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)--Chechni?a?SubjectTerrorismHistoryCivil War (Chechnia : 1994-)Women suicide bombers METRICS Downloaded 0 times Copyright© Human Security Institute, 2007Download PDFLoading ...

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