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Chapter Fourteen
Roskin/Berry CH. 14
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International Studies
Undergraduate 3
07/17/2015

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