English > Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel. |
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| Synonyms | Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions |
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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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| Part of | Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement | A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon |
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| Region | Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean |
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