| NOUN | group | Jund-ul-Islam, Soldiers of God | an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations |
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| Meaning | An Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda. | |
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| Synonym | Soldiers of God | |
| 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 | Kurdistan | An extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus |
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