fedayeen
/fɛdəˈjin/
noun
- Guerrilla fighters or commandos, especially in the Middle East, who engage in armed conflict for political or military goals.
- During the conflict, fedayeen groups operated from remote mountain hideouts.
- The fedayeen launched a surprise attack on the military outpost at dawn.
- Historians study the role of fedayeen in the region's struggle for independence.