Islamic Jihad — noun 1. 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 the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Jihad — See Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ; Harakat Al Jihad Al Islami Al Filastini) … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine — (IJLP) was a Lebanese radical Shia group that claimed credit for the January 24 1987 abduction of three American and one Indian professors Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Pohill, Mithal Eshwar Singh from Beirut University College in West Beirut … Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad Organization — The Islamic Jihad Organization was the name used by telephone callers demanding the departure of all Americans from Lebanon and taking responsibility for a number of kidnappings and of bombings in Lebanon which killed several hundred people.… … Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine — The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine ( ar. حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, Harakat al Jihād al Islāmi fi Filastīn ) is a Palestinian militant group designated terrorist by the United States [http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/45394.htm] , the… … Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad Union — The Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), is a terrorist organization which splintered from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and has conducted several attacks in Uzbekistan. The IJU is seen as the successor… … Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad Union — Hinter dem Namen Islamische Dschihad Union („Islamic Jihad Union“ (IJU), auch „Islamic Jihad Group“ (IJG)) wird eine militante Untergrundorganisation aus Usbekistan vermutet, deren Umfang allerdings umstritten ist. In Deutschland wird die IJU von … Deutsch Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine — noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon • Syn: ↑Hizballah, ↑Hezbollah, ↑Hizbollah, ↑Hizbullah, ↑Lebanese Hizballah,… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Jihad of Yemen — The Islamic Jihad of Yemen is an an al Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen.cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html|title=Al Qaeda blamed for… … Wikipedia
Islamic Jihad — /ɪzˌlæmɪk ˈdʒihæd/ (say iz.lamik jeehad) noun the name adopted by various fundamentalist Islamic groups fighting for the rights of Muslim people, and tending towards extremist actions, as terrorism, as in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and… …