Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War The ISIS and YPG Cases /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oktav, Özden Zeynep (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Parlar Dal, Emel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kurşun, Ali Murat (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Terrorism.; Political violence.; Middle East-Politics and government.; International humanitarian law.; Peace.; Security, International.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Middle Eastern Politics.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Conflict Studies.; International Security Studies.

This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as...