Definition of
islamic_jihad has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] (politics) a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon

Synonyms

hizballah hizbollah hizbullah islamic_jihad_for_the_liberation_of_palestine lebanese_hizballah organization_of_the_oppressed_on_earth party_of_god revolutionary_justice_organization hezbollah

Related terms

foreign_terrorist_organization Lebanon

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[ noun ] (politics) an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells

Synonyms

egyptian_islamic_jihad vanguards_of_conquest al-jihad

Examples

"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"

Related terms

foreign_terrorist_organization Egypt

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islamic_ummah islamic_law islamic_calendar islamic_unity islamic_group

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