English noun: Ansar al Islam | |||
| 1. | Ansar al Islam (group) a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein | ||
| Synonyms | Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of Islam | ||
| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
| Domain region | Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq | ||