Ansar Allah ("God's Auxiliary," in Arabic)
ANSAR ALLAH ("God's auxiliary," in Arabic)
Paramilitary organization formed during the Lebanese Civil War, which began in 1975, in order to counter the influence of the troops of the Palestinian Fatah.
SEE ALSO Fatah, al-.
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