Competition and Conflict: Militant Tactics in the Syrian Civil War

• In Event: Combatant Behavior and Tactics

Brief Overview

Does one militant group's use of particularly destructive weapons push other groups towards more extreme violence? We explore these dynamics with a novel dataset of 15,000 attack claims from militants on the frontlines of the Syrian Civil War.

Authors

• Patrick Pierson, Emory University

• Emily Kalah Gade, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

• Bree Bang Jensen, University of Washington