fatah : Idioms & Phrases
al-fatah
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noun a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups
al-Asifa; Fatah.
- al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s
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fatah revolutionary council
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noun a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
ANO; Abu Nidal Organization; Black September; Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims; Fatah Revolutionary Council; Arab Revolutionary Brigades.
- in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group
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fatah tanzim
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noun a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
Tanzim.
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fatah-rc
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noun a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
ANO; Abu Nidal Organization; Black September; Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims; Fatah Revolutionary Council; Arab Revolutionary Brigades.
- in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group