| NOUN | group | Moro Islamic Liberation Front | a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros |
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| Meaning | A terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases. | |
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| 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 | Philippines, Republic of the Philippines | A republic on the Philippine Islands |
| Spanish | Frente Moro de Libración Islámica | |
| Catalan | Front Islamic d'Alliberament Moro, Front Islàmic d'Alliberament Moro, Moro Islamic Liberation Front | |
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