islamic jihad

(noun) a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon. Synonyms: Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth.

(noun) an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells. Synonyms: al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest. Example: "The original jihad was responsible for the assassination of anwar sadat in 1981."