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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2023

Deane-Peter Baker ,
Roger Herbert  and
David Whetham
Deane-Peter Baker
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Canberra
Roger Herbert
Affiliation:
United States Naval Academy, Maryland
David Whetham
Affiliation:
King's College London

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The Ethics of Special Ops
Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels
 , pp. x - xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

Abbreviations

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AQAP

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

AQI

Al Qaeda in Iraq

AQIM

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

BDA

Battle (or bomb) damage assessment

CSAR

Combat search and rescue

DA

Direct action

DPH

Directly participating in hostilities

DSF

Directorate of Special Forces (UK)

EWOTS

Early Warning Observation Teams (US)

FARC

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia

FID

Foreign internal defense

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IDF

Israeli Defense Force

IED

Improvised explosive device

IHL

International humanitarian law

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force

ISIS

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

ISR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

LOAC

Laws of armed conflict

LRDG

Long Range Desert Group (UK)

MACV-SOG

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group

NCO

Non-commissioned officer

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NVA

North Vietnamese Army

ODA

Operational Detachment Alpha (US Special Forces)

PAVN

People’s Army of Vietnam

PKK

Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane (Kurdish)

PLO

Palestine Liberation Organization

POW

Prisoner of war

PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder

RAA

Remote advice and assist

ROE

Rules of engagement

SAS

Special Air Service (Australia, New Zealand, UK)

SEAL

Sea Air Land (US)

SF

Special Forces (US)

SOC

Special Operations Command (KSSR) (Russia)

SOCOMD

Special Operations Command (Australia)

SOF

Special operations forces

SR

Special reconnaissance

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

UKSF

United Kingdom Special Forces

USSOCOM

United States Special Operations Command

USSOCOM-CR

United States Special Operations Command Comprehensive Review

UW

Unconventional warfare

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