Turkish Hizballah
an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran • Topics: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act • Regions: Turkey, Republic of Turkey • Instance Hypernyms: terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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