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English noun: al-Jihad

1. al-Jihad (group) 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


SamplesThe original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981.


SynonymsEgyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest


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


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionArab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic









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