chabiha

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French

Noun

chabiha m (uncountable)

  1. a militiaman loyal to Bashar al-Assad
    • 2015 October 29, “Téhéran est devenu un interlocuteur incontournable du dossier syrien”, in Le Monde:
      Sur le modèle des pasdarans, Iran a également réorganisé les milices du régime Al-Assad, les chabiha, et les comités populaires en une force de cent mille à cent cinquante mille combattants sous le nom de Forces de défense nationale (FDN), une force de substitution à armée régulière syrienne, en pleine déliquescence.
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