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Islamic Jihad militants ride on a pickup truck as they follow the convoy of freed Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Baroud, upon his arrival in the northern Gaza Strip April 8, 2013 (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem).

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Fighting Salafi-Jihadist Insurgencies: How Much Does Religion Really Matter?

April 2013, Daniel L. Byman

Daniel Byman explores the differences between jihadist and non-jihadist insurgencies, and discusses the challenges that confront U.S. policymakers seeking to devise policies that will weaken these groups at the local level while diminishing support for international terrorism.

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