jihadists

Religious militant fighters

Jihadists are people who engage in jihad—originally an Arabic term for spiritual struggle or striving in God's cause.

In contemporary usage, jihadist almost always refers to Islamic militants who wage armed campaigns, often terrorist in nature, in pursuit of religious or political goals: The jihadists claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The term carries strong associations with groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS.

militant

extremists

Those with radical positions

terroristsThose using violence politically
insurgentsThose fighting established authority
fightersThose who engage physically

radicals · combatants · militants · operatives · cells · recruits · martyrs · suicide bombers · guerrillas · paramilitaries

ideological

fundamentalists

Rigid interpreters of doctrine

IslamistsAdvocates for faith-based rule
ideologuesAdherents of fixed doctrines
caliphateIslamic successor-led government

sharia · fatwa · propaganda · indoctrination · radicalization · martyrdom · paradise · infidels · apostasy · puritanical

organizational

ISIS

Levantine jihadist organization

Al-QaedaIslamist militant organization
TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
Boko HaramNigerian jihadist organization

Al-Shabaab · Hezbollah · Hamas · cells · networks · affiliates · factions · splinter groups · franchises · leadership

geopolitical

Syria

Levant country, capital Damascus

IraqMiddle Eastern republic
AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
YemenSouthwestern Arabian Peninsula republic

Somalia · Libya · Sahel · Mali · insurgency · conflict zones · failed states · occupation · intervention · drone strikes

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