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This study examines the role of ideology on terrorist groups' choice of targets. Using the dataset based on the Global Terrorism Database, advanced by Ahmed, 2018, Journal of Applied Security Research, the study seeks to examine the variation in target choice by group type. Six target types are considered in this study: (a) political, (b) civilian, (c) security, (d) business, (e) rival, and (f) infrastructure. The study finds that there are differences in target selection based on ideology, and that over time, all group types are attacking civilian and security targets more often.
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