ISS TODAY: Organised crime meets terrorism in Tunisia By ISS Today issafrica
of smugglers implicated in preparations for the attack, such as moving weapons across the Libyan border and providing shelter for the attackers before and during the assault., which surged between 2013 and 2015.
These drivers are not just relevant to youth involvement in terrorism – they are also the factors that connect people to various types of criminal activity – particularly the smuggling of contraband goods. These examples show the fine line between terrorism, violent extremism and other types of community-based violence. The authors urged governments, donors and civil society organisations to consider lessons learnt from other violence prevention fields. In Tunisia, the recommendation could be particularly relevant. It is apparent that terrorism and organised crime can intersect at different levels, and share some of the same drivers.
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