Bearer of the Sword

Definitions of Bearer of the Sword
  1. noun
    a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping
    synonyms: Abu Sayyaf
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    example of:
    FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
    a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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