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fedayeen

  • plural
    of fedayee.
    fedayee
    noun
    a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.

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We forced the fedayeen out of the Baghdad University Law School, and got to see it reopen.

From Newsweek Mar. 22, 2015

In their dash for Baghdad, American forces had bypassed many fedayeen militias, in the belief that they would “die on the vine” when Saddam was overthrown.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2014

In actuality, the fedayeen ultimately survived to fight another day.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2014

They were helped by Israeli agents living in Beirut, including some who had infiltrated the fedayeen movement itself and others who arrived later.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abdel Nasser had been trying hard to stop the fighting between the government of Jordan and the Palestinian freedom fighters we called fedayeen when he had a heart attack and died.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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