HyperDic: band_of_partisans

English > 1 sense of the expression Band of Partisans:
NOUNgroupBand of Partisans, Asbat al-Ansaran extremist Palestinian Sunni group active / active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism
English > Band of Partisans: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn extremist Palestinian Sunni group active / active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda.
SynonymAsbat al-Ansar
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionLebanon, Lebanese RepublicAn Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

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