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armed groups

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Holding hostages can become a strategic liability for an armed group because it can provide opponents with political or moral justification to continue or escalate military action against the group.
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Explains a general strategic consequence of hostage-taking in armed conflicts.
Domestic constraints such as depleted funding, inability to sustain prolonged armed operations, and falling public support can weaken an armed group's bargaining power in negotiations.
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Lists common internal factors that reduce a non-state armed group's leverage.