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50 Ibid ., 6 . 51 Ibid ., 8 . 52 Ibid ., 8 . 53 Ibid ., 7 . 54 Ibid ., 9 .

55 Ömer Taşpınar , “ The Sunni-Shiite Divide in the Middle East is about Nationalism , Not a Conflict within Islam ,” Brookings , January 16 , 2019 . https :// www . brookings . edu / opinions / the-sunni-shiite-divide-in-the-middle-east-is-about-nationalism-not-aconflict-within-islam /.

56 Thomas R . Mockaitis and Army War Coll Strategic Studies Inst Carlisle Barracks PA , “ Resolving Insurgencies ,” June 2011 , 12 . http :// www . dtic . mil / docs / citations / ADA54 5443 .

57 Ibid ., 67 . 58 Ibid ., 74 . 59 Paul et al ., “ Paths to Victory ,” xxvi .

60 Mockaitis and Army War Coll Strategic Studies Inst Carlisle Barracks PA , “ Resolving Insurgencies ,” 74 .

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