NOUN | group | Umar al-Mukhtar Forces, Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar | a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis |
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Meaning | A little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights. | |
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Synonym | Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar | |
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 | Palestine | A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean |
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