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Tanzim

British  
/ ˈtænˌzɪm /

noun

  1. a Palestinian militia belonging to a militant faction of Al Fatah

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“It's tough because everyone is trying to leave now,” said Tanzim Adwa, 30, who was staffing the 24-hour Marathon gas station in North Miami on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Barghouti is the former leader of the Fatah movement in the West Bank and chief of its armed wing, the Tanzim.

From BBC

Israel’s Shin Bet security service said Hamad is an activist in Hamas and has ties with senior figures in Hamas and in Tanzim, an offshoot of Hamas’ rival Fatah.

From Seattle Times

The two men, aged 33 and 49, were brought before a lower court in the Malaysian capital where they were charged with joining the Tanzim al Qaeda Malaysia group between August last year and February.

From Reuters