islamic_jihad
1. [ 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
2. [ 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
Similar spelling:   islamic_ummah
  islamic_law
  islamic_calendar
  islamic_unity
  islamic_group