Aksa Martyrs Brigades
- proper noun
- Literature
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Brigadas de los Mártires de Al-Aqsa
- The Aksa Martyrs Brigades, known for their militant activities, gained notoriety during the Second Intifada in 2002.
- Aksa Martyrs Brigades of the Fatah
Examples
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The Israeli government announced security measures in response to attacks by the Aksa Martyrs Brigades in 2002.
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The Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Members of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for several bombings during the conflict.
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News outlets reported that the Aksa Martyrs Brigades had increased their activity in the West Bank.
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In 2002, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades were particularly active.
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In 2002, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades carried out several high-profile attacks against Israeli targets.
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Activists in the West Bank often discuss the role of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades in the Palestinian resistance movement.
Synonyms
An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in the West Bank in the early 2000s
An armed Palestinian group linked to Fatah that carried out attacks in the West Bank
An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in Israel and the West Bank in the early 2000s
Surface Forms
Morphology
The nouns 'martyrs' and 'brigades' transparently signal an organized (military/paramilitary) group composed of people regarded as martyrs, so a B1 learner who knows those words would likely infer it names an armed group. However, 'Aksa' is a culture-specific proper name (not obvious to learners) and the precise political affiliation and historical details are not derivable from the parts, making the overall phrase only partially predictable.
Etymology
Aksa Martyrs Brigades uses Aksa, short for the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Martyrs, meaning 'people who die for a cause', and Brigades, meaning 'groups of fighters'. So the name links that holy place to armed fighters, which explains why a militant group chose this name.
