Mass Murder: Strategic Annihilation in Warfare Tactics and History

By Fouad Sabry

What is Mass Murder

Mass murder is the violent crime of killing a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity. A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Mass murder

Chapter 2: School shooting

Chapter 3: Homicide

Chapter 4: Spree killer

Chapter 5: Lone wolf attack

Chapter 6: Murder, suicide

Chapter 7: Active shooter

Chapter 8: Gun violence in the United States

Chapter 9: Gun violence

Chapter 10: Copycat crime

(II) Answering the public top questions about mass murder.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Mass Murder.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: Jun 21, 2024

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Chapter 1: Mass murder

Mass murder is the act of murdering a group of people, often simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in proximity.

In recent years, a number of terrorist organizations have employed the strategy of killing a large number of victims in order to achieve their political objectives. Incidents of this nature have included:

33 civilians killed in the Başbağlar attack by the PKK on July 5, 1993; The bombing of the Khobar Towers on June 25, 1996, carried out by Hezbollah Al-Hejaz resulted in the deaths of 19 American airmen; There were 2,977 persons killed by Al-Qaeda in the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001; The train bombings that took place in Madrid in 2004 resulted in the deaths of 193 persons; 334 people, including 186 children, were killed during the siege of the Beslan school that took place from September 1 to September 4, 2004. A. Saliheen; The bombings that took place in London in 2005 resulted in the deaths of 52 people; Lashkar-e-Taiba bombings in Mumbai in 2008 resulted in the deaths of 166 people; Peshawar school massacre in 2014, which was carried out by the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan, resulted in the deaths of 156 students and staff; As a result of the assaults carried out by ISIS in Paris in November 2015, 130 people were killed.

ISIS was responsible for the massacre at Camp Speicher, which resulted in the deaths of 1,095 people.

Certain cults, particularly religious cults, have been responsible for a number of mass murders and mass murder–suicides involving large numbers of people.

Jonestown, Guyana, the location of Jim Jones' Peoples Temple, where 919 people lost their lives in 1978

Seventy-five members of the Order of the Solar Temple passed away in France, Switzerland, and Canada in the years 1994, 1995, and 1997.

Shoko Asahara's Aum Shinrikyo, which occurred in Tokyo, Japan, in 1995 and resulted in the deaths of fourteen people

In 1997, 39 people passed away at Marshall Applewhite's Heaven's Gate, which was located in San Diego, California.

778 people lost their lives in Uganda in the year 2000 as a result of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God.

It is possible to classify those who commit mass murder as those who kill members of their own family, workplace, classmates, or even random strangers. Their reasons are diverse.

The suggestions addressing what victims, bystanders, and law enforcement officers should do have been modified as a result of the analysis of the Columbine High School massacre as well as other situations in which law enforcement personnel waited for backup. During the killing at Columbine, the murderers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were able to kill thirteen people and then take their own lives before the first SWAT team even reached the school. The average amount of time it takes for law enforcement to respond to a mass shooting is often significantly longer than the amount of time the shooter is actively killing people. It is possible that early action could be exceedingly dangerous; yet, it has the potential to save lives that would otherwise be lost if victims and bystanders involved in the incident remained passive or if the reaction of law enforcement was delayed until overwhelming force could be utilized. It is advised that those who are victims of the incident or onlookers who are participating in the incident take active efforts to leave, hide, or confront the shooter. Additionally, it is recommended that law enforcement personnel who are already at the scene or who arrive first seek to engage the gunman immediately. On numerous occasions, victims, onlookers, or law enforcement authorities have taken prompt action, which has resulted in the saving of lives.

Commentators have pointed out that there is a large number of classifications that can be used to killings that involve more than a few victims. Examples of such incidents include as a mass shooting; as a school shooting; as mass murder; as workplace violence...; as a crime involving an assault rifle; as a case of a mentally ill person committing acts of violence; and so on. These incidents can be classified in a variety of different ways, and they have been classified in a variety of different ways even in the most recent decades.

The manner in which such infrequent occurrences of homicide are classified has a tendency to undergo significant adjustment throughout the course of time.When the 1960s and 1970s rolled around, it was common knowledge that the most prominent characteristic of [a number of incidents of this kind] was a high number of bodies. During these early discussions of mass murder, a number of different cases that varied along what would later be recognized as important dimensions were grouped together:

To what extent did the killings take place over a period of time that spanned several days, months, or years, or did they take place more or less simultaneously?

Is it possible that the killings took place in a single spot, or did they take place in multiple locations?

What was the method that was used to kill the victims?

It was during the latter decades of the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first century that the most widely used classifications began to incorporate method, time, and place.

As human-selected categories, such classifications may be helpful in acquiring human meaning; but, they also have the potential to carry considerable significance and represent a particular point of view of the commentator who gave the descriptor.

Mass Murder in Military Science: A Historical and Tactical Analysis

Introduction

Mass murder, the deliberate and systematic killing of large numbers of people, has unfortunately been a recurrent feature in the annals of military history. In the context of military science, this phenomenon is often analyzed through the lenses of strategy, tactics, and psychological warfare. Understanding mass murder within military contexts requires a comprehensive examination of its historical instances, underlying motivations, methods employed, and its impact on both the immediate targets and the broader sociopolitical landscape.

Historical Context

Throughout history, mass murder has been utilized as a tool of war by various military powers. From ancient times to the modern era, the strategic logic behind mass murder has evolved but consistently aimed at achieving military or political objectives through the elimination of large groups perceived as threats or obstacles.

Ancient and Medieval Periods

In ancient and medieval times, mass murder often took the form of massacres following the conquest of cities or territories. Notable examples include the destruction of Carthage by Rome in 146 BCE, where the Roman forces systematically killed or enslaved the entire population.