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English noun: Bearer of the Sword

1. Bearer of the Sword (group) a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping


SamplesIn 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives.


SynonymsAbu Sayyaf


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionPhilippines, Republic of the Philippines









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