The Cost of Defection: The Consequences of Quitting Al-Shabaab

This study investigates defections from the Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia. Thirty-two disengaged Al-Shabaab combatants were interviewed about their motivations, grievances, needs, and challenges in relation to the recruitment, defection, and post-defection phases. This paper focuses on post-defec...

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Main Authors: Christian Taylor, Tanner Semmelrock, Alexandra McDermott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3122