 egyptian_islamic_jihad |
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| 1. | [ 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: | islamic_jihad vanguards_of_conquest al-jihad | |
| Examples: | "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981" |
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| Related terms: | foreign_terrorist_organization Egypt | |
