Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• at least: As a minimum
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• narrative: The telling of a story
• military: Army or armed forces
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• scum: Layer of unpleasant stuff forming on top of liquid
• prosper: To be a success and make money
• mosque: Muslim temple or place of worship
• ideological: In conformity with fixed ideas or beliefs
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
• northeastern: Area in both the north and east
• northwestern: Area in the north and west
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target