Islamic Jihad

noun

1. 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

   noun.group

   Synonyms hezbollah hizballah hizbollah hizbullah islamic jihad for the liberation of palestine lebanese hizballah organization of the oppressed on earth party of god revolutionary justice organization

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. 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

   noun.group

   Synonyms al-jihad egyptian islamic jihad vanguards of conquest

   Source: WordNet 3.0