English > Fatah-RC: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | A Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries. |
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| Synonyms | Fatah Revolutionary Council, Abu Nidal Organization, ANO, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims |
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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 |
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| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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| Region | Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak | A republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
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| Lebanon, Lebanese Republic | An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean |
| Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | A military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean |
| Palestine | A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean |
