HyperDic: soldiers_of_god

English > 1 sense of the expression Soldiers of God:
NOUNgroupSoldiers of God, Jund-ul-Islaman Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations
English > Soldiers of God: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda.
SynonymJund-ul-Islam
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
RegionKurdistanAn extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus

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