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SADDAM'S MARTYRS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
Synonyms:
Fedayeen Saddam; Saddam's Martyrs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Saddam's Martyrs" is a kind of...):
paramilitary; paramilitary force; paramilitary organisation; paramilitary organization; paramilitary unit (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))