| NOUN | group | Turkish Hizballah | an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey |
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| Meaning | An ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support / support from Iran. | |
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| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The 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 of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Turkey, Republic of Turkey | A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans |
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