Islamic Jihad, n.
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
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Egyptian Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad Vanguards of Conquest al-Jihad
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"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"
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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
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Hezbollah Hizballah Hizbollah Hizbullah Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Lebanese Hizballah Organization of the Oppressed on Earth Party of God Revolutionary Justice Organization
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