| NOUN | group | Ansar al Islam, Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of Islam | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | 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 |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak | A republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
| Catalan | Ansar al-Islam | |
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