Hassan Nasrallah Pledges to Attack Al Nusra Front in Syria
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On May 5, BBC Arabic reported that Hezbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah pledged to attack Al Nusra front in Kalamoon, Syria, which sits on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Nasrallah stated that the presence of Al Nusra front fighters in Kalamoon posed an unacceptable threat to Lebanese security. Nasrallah did not specify a date for an attack.
This intermediate set is a good opportunity to refresh your basic military/security vocabulary. The article itself is short, so be sure to give it a go after studying the flashcards. The attached video touches on several additional issues that Nasrallah spoke about in his address and is a general summary of the speech.
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- military operation
- عَمَلِيَّة
- (here) to go through
- مَضَى في, يَمْضِي في
- his opponents
- معارضيه
- to recapture
- ُاِسْتِعَادَ السيطرة على, يَسْتَعِيد
- to launch an attack on
- شَنَّ هُجُوم على, يَشُنُّ هُجُوم على
- unacceptable threat
- تهديد غير مقبول
- to issue a statement
- أَصْدَرَبَيَّانًا, يُصْدِرُ بَيَّانًا
- drastic treatment
- علاج جذري
- and therefore
- ولذا
- security
- أمن