embroil #3

　シリアダマスカスの空港で大規模な爆発が発生しました。原因は判明しておりませんが，イスラエルによる空爆の可能性があるようです。
　記事の中で気になった単語は"embroil"です。『Wisdom英和辞典(第三版)』(三省堂)には「≪戦い･議論などに≫ <人･国など> を巻き込む」という意味がありました。Oxford Dictionaries.comには"Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation"と定義されております。ダマスカス空港は民兵団によって制圧されておりました。(Ume)

Syria conflict: 'Huge explosion' rocks Damascus airport

Hezbollah fought a war with Israel in 2006 and has been fighting in Syria as an ally of the government for several years. Israel considers weapons obtained by the militant movement inside Syria a threat.
Syria's civil war explained
Profile: Lebanon's Hezbollah movement
Syria has been embroiled in a civil war since 2011. The conflict has killed more than 320,000 people and, after more than six years, no political solution to the fighting is in sight.
While Damascus has remained relatively insulated from the violence, fighting between the military and rebels has erupted near the capital in recent months.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39728682

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