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Kiiaru t1_iuffz20 wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15 by marketrent

How is it that IS can claim 20 dead when Iran claims 15? Did IS stick around to count or are they inflating the numbers for the sake of terrorism. If it's the latter, wouldn't claiming you killed more get a stronger military response against you?

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madali0 t1_iufgfiz wrote

ISIS generally usually exaggerates their numbers a bit. Not something crazy, like they don't kill 5 and say 50.

And terrorist actions are done to maximize the numbers of death, they don't really care about military response.

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Kvenner001 t1_iufrhk7 wrote

They often have someone filming the attack for later propaganda purposes. But beyond that they don’t care about accurate numbers. Like all bullies it’s about projecting power through fear. Higher death tolls incite more terror.

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