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MKO > noun, group
MeaningA terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants. Sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-Western policies of modernization and opposition to communism. Following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah.
SynonymsMujahidin-e Khalq Organization, MEK, People's Mujahidin of Iran
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
RegionIran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO

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