HyperDic: moro_islamic_liberation_front

English > 1 sense of the expression Moro Islamic Liberation Front:
NOUNgroupMoro Islamic Liberation Fronta terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros
English > Moro Islamic Liberation Front: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
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
RegionPhilippines, Republic of the PhilippinesA republic on the Philippine Islands
SpanishFrente Moro de Libración Islámica
CatalanFront Islamic d'Alliberament Moro, Front Islàmic d'Alliberament Moro, Moro Islamic Liberation Front

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