guns and weapons

Weapons & Tactics

Gun. Knife. Bomb. Vehicle-Ramming. Suicide Attack. Mixed Method Assault. Terrorists face a variety of choices when it comes to weapons and tactics. Learn more about trade-offs and specific preferences.

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The Mujahidat Dilemma: Female Combatants and the Islamic State
Crossing the Canal: Why Egypt Faces a Creeping Insurgency
A New Age of Terror? Older Fighters in the Caliphate
Lessons Learned from the Police Response to the San Bernardino and Orlando Terrorist Attacks

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