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Egyptian Islamic Jihad

DEFINITIONS OF: Egyptian Islamic Jihad

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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

Synonyms:
Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest, al-Jihad
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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