Islamic Jihad

Definitions of Islamic Jihad

1. noun

   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: Hezbollah, Hizballah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Lebanese Hizballah, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Party of God, Revolutionary Justice Organization

   example of:

   FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
2. 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: Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest, al-Jihad

   example of:

   FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals