The term fourth-generation warfare was initially used in 1980 by a team of United States analysts, including the author William S. Lind, to describe warfare's return to a decentralized expression of conflict.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/fourth-generation-warfare Fourth generation warfare], The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential</ref>
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*[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/097492841006600203?journalCode=iqqa Tracing the Tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare in Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: The Case of al Qaeda], ''India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs''. Volume 66, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/097492841006600203
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