HyperDic: ansar_al_islam

English > 1 sense of the expression Ansar al Islam:
NOUNgroupAnsar al Islam, Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of Islama radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States
English > Ansar al Islam: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsAnsar al-Islam, Supporters of Islam
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe 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
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionIraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, IrakA republic in the Middle East in western Asia
CatalanAnsar al-Islam

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