Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad

*For the general Islamic idea of jihad, see Jihad
*For the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization, currently led by Ayman al-Zawahiri, see "Egyptian Islamic Jihad"
*For the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization, affiliated to the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, see "Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine"
*For the Islamic Jihad organization claiming responsibility for various bombing and kidnappings in the 1980s and early 1990s, mostly in Lebanon, see "Islamic Jihad Organization"
*For the Lebanese hostage-takers calling themselves Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, see "Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine"


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