NOUN | group | Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, HUJI | an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan |
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Meaning | An extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan. | |
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Synonyms | Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, HUJI | |
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 | Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir | An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India |
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