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AL-AKSA MARTYRS BRIGADES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
Synonyms:
Aksa Martyrs Brigades; al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades; Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
West Bank (an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians)
