Qassam
QASSAM
Acronym for the Arab words Quwat al-islamiya al-mujahida (Islamic combatant force), designating the armed branch of an Islamic movement. Qassam is also the name given to a small, crude missile or artillery rocket with a range of about eight kilometers (five miles) developed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
SEE ALSO Gaza Strip.
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