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Contents
Contents .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Terms of reference............................................................................................................................................... 7
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1.1 Communism v Islamism (197892) ..................................................................................................................13
1.2 The Civil War (199296) ................................................................................................................................... 14
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