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The Dig: Iran, 1953-1979. From the Shah to Islamic Revolution

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The Arms Struggle in the Lebanese Civil War

Militant opposition groups actually going abroad. Many of them would go from subsequent to Lebanon and they would participate in sort of struggles against the Israelis following the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. It was both religious and nationalist but also some of those who have gone to establish the Revolutionary Guards following the revolution. They were very much aware that by launching kind of guerilla struggle that the regime would basically respond like with absolute sort of with with dramatic and sort of really kind of severe violence.

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