Noun: Islamic Jihad- 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
- al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest - A Shiite Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon
- Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth [Brit], Revolutionary Justice Organisation [Brit], Organisation of the Oppressed on Earth
Derived forms: Islamic Jihads Type of: foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization Encyclopedia: Islamic Jihad |