Egyptian Islamic Jihad

Definitions of Egyptian Islamic Jihad
  1. noun
    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: Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest, al-Jihad
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    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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