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Terrorism and the Exceptional Individual

Scott Stewart

VP of Tactical Analysis, Stratfor

May 17, 2012 | 08:58 GMT

The mugshot of Hmidi Saber, a suspected member of Ansar al-Sharia is displayed at a press conference.

A picture taken on January 10, 2017 shows a mug shot of Hmidi Saber, a suspected member of Ansar al-Sharia, a Libyan group linked to al-Qaeda, displayed by the Italian police during a press conference on anti-terrorism operation at the police headquarters in Rome.

(TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)

Militant groups' success often depends on the involvement of exceptional individuals, particularly as leaders....

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