Counterterrorism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of counter-terrorism. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Still other officials say the mayhem may be partly a result of a vicious rivalry between two Qaeda subcommanders in Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a clash that underscores the kind of autonomous jihad cells that counterterrorism officials say are particularly hard to combat."

  2. 2
    a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism wordnet

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antiterrorism

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"The US Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have targeted American Muslims in abusive counterterrorism “sting operations” based on religious and ethnic identity, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights Institute said."

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