Terminology and Abbreviations xv SFKO North Caucasus Federal District Shabu crystal methamphetamine (Southeast Asia) TAK Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (offshoot of the PKK) TBA Tri-Border Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) TCO Transnational Criminal Organizations TFG Transitional Federal Government (Somalia) TL Turkish Lira Ulama/Ulema body of Muslim scholars with specialist knowledge of Islamic law UNODC United Nations Offi ce on Drugs and Crime Vilayat territory/province Wahhabism an austere form of Islam based on a literal interpretation of the Koran Zakat religious voluntary contribution a form of tax
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