1. How prevalent religious elements among the listed conflicts?

Many conflicts throughout history have been attributed to religious, to better

understand the role of religion in conflict, 35 armed conflicts in 2013 were analyzed to
determine the role of religious characteristics in these conflicts. Many conflicts which
involve religion also have many other complaints associated with the conflict. Leaders
used their religion to mass their soldiers into believing in the cause of going to war and
gave them the passion, the motivation, they needed to perform.

2. How many conflicts have religion as the sole motivator?

21 conflicts involving religion, seven involved one other cause, four involved two

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other causes and ten involved three or more other causes. Although religion is a factor

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establishment of an Islamic state as driving causes. Notably, religion alone was not the

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3. What other conflicts elements are often associated with religious factors?
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movement to shift to an Islamic system of government. These conflicts are coded

as both system and religious based conflicts.
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The other significant elements serve as motivator of armed conflicts is the

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inability of Governments to provide basic good governance and protection for

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their own populations.

Three armed conflicts were primarily driven by ideology, or the desire to
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change the political system. The other nine armed conflicts without a significant
religious element all featured multiple causes, but identity was a common feature
of them all. These conflicts included coups such as in DR Congo (east) and
South Sudan.

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 5. How many armed conflicts are driven by more than one factor?

21 conflicts involving religion, seven involved one other cause, four involved
two other causes and ten involved three or more other causes. Although religion is a
factor in conflict it is not the major factor, 14 per cent did have the religion and the
specific establishment of an Islamic state as driving causes. Notably, religion alone was
not the sole cause of conflict for any armed conflicts in 2013.

6. What interferences can you observe on the role of religion as a driving force of
armed conflicts?
I observe that religion is the key factors in every conflicts that happened to
the countries. Religion can be the motivator for bringing about peace through

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ending armed conflict as well as helping to build strong social cohesion. Also,

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religion can act as a form of social cohesion and, like membership of other

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groups, greater involvement in society can strengthen the bonds between
citizens strengthening the bonds of peace.

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