NOM | group | Ansar al-Islam | a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States |
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Sentit | 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. | |
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Categoria | terrorisme | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
Regió de | Irak, Iraq | A republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
Anglès | Ansar al Islam, Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of Islam |
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