GLOSSARY

fentanyl lollipop pain relief in the form of a medical lollipop

 

GPS short for Global Positioning System, which uses satellites to track things on Earth

 

IEDs Improvised Explosive Devices, home-made bombs triggered by remote control

 

infidel refers to someone without faith, in this case, a non-Muslim

 

intel short for intelligence

 

polio a disease which affects muscles and movement

 

ransom money paid for the return of something

 

reconnaissance scouting or searching for information about something

 

senator a member of the US Senate, the upper house of the US government