HyperDic: forces_of_umar_al-mukhtar

English > 1 sense of the expression Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar:
NOUNgroupForces of Umar Al-Mukhtar, Umar al-Mukhtar Forcesa little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis
English > Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights.
SynonymUmar al-Mukhtar Forces
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
RegionPalestineA former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean

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