NOUN | group | al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa | a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active / active in the West Bank |
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Meaning | A militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active / active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002. | |
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Synonyms | Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa | |
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 | West Bank | An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river |
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