suicide attacks
Fatal militant strikes
Suicide attacks are assaults in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the act of killing others.
The term typically describes bombings where the perpetrator detonates explosives on their person or in a vehicle: The market was devastated by a suicide attack.
The tactic has been used by various militant and terrorist groups, trading the attacker's life for proximity and precision against targets.
- kamikazesSelf-sacrificing attack pilots
- car bombExplosive in automobile
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
death cult · martyrdom · radicalization · explosives · holy war · indoctrination · revenge · nationalism · alienation · lone wolf · terror cell · propaganda · religious fundamentalism · trauma · guerrilla warfare · asymmetric warfare · sabotage · infiltration
suicide attacksguerrilla raids
Surprise attacks by insurgents
commando raids · surgical strikes · covert operations · ambushes · reconnaissance missions
suicide attacksdrone strikes
Unmanned aircraft weapon deployment
remote detonation · naval bombardment · air strikes · cyber attacks · cyberattacks
suicide attacksnonviolent resistance
Protest through peaceful means
peaceful protest · passive resistance · civil disobedience · diplomatic solutions · diplomatic negotiation
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