islamic group

(noun) a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia. Synonyms: Jemaah Islamiyah, JI, Islamic Group, Islamic Community, Malaysian Mujahidin Group, Malaysia Militant Group.

(noun) a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails. Synonyms: al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, Islamic Group. Example: "Al-gama'a al-islamiyya uses force to push egyptian society toward islamic rule."