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| One in which the two sides are very unequal |
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| Arab Social Renaissance party, secular and nationalist party that ruled Iraq under Saddam and Syria under Assad |
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| When a client or junior ally turns on its sponsor |
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| Muslim dynasty ruled by caliphs, successors to the Prophet Muhammad |
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| Efforts and methods to put down an insurgency |
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| Unmanned remotely piloted aircraft |
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| Irregular, small-unit, hit-and-run warfare |
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| An armed rebellion or uprising |
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| Muslim holy warrior, also called mujahid |
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| Gives off dangerous radiation |
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| “The way of the founders”, reactionary Islamic puritanism and basis of current Islamism |
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| Islamic law, drawn from the Koran |
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| Political use of violence to weaken a hated authority |
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| The community of all Muslims |
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