mujahedeen
Islamic guerrilla fighters
Mujahedeen are Islamic guerrilla fighters engaged in jihad, or holy war.
The term gained wide currency during the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989), when U.S.-backed Afghan mujahedeen fought Soviet forces.
The singular is mujahid.
Various spellings exist: mujahideen, mujahedin, mujahidin.
The mujahedeen controlled the mountain passes.
Of the USSR
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
Stinger · 1980s · occupation · invasion · proxy war · Kabul · Kandahar · Peshawar
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgentOne who revolts
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- combatantOne who fights
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
militant · soldier · warrior · Taliban · Afghan · rebellion · armed · conflict
Soviet
Of the USSR
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
Pakistan · Stinger · 1980s · occupation · invasion · proxy war · Kabul · Kandahar · Peshawar · refugee
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
resistance · militant · soldier · warrior · Taliban · Afghan · rebellion · armed · conflict · battle
Islamist
Muslim political ideologue
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- holy warArmed conflict over faith
- religiousOf faith or worship
extremist · radical · zealot · ideologue · doctrine · cause · belief · devotion · faith · conviction
faction
Group within group
network · recruit · training camp · militia · brigade · regiment · alliance · coalition · splinter group · leadership
- holy warriorscrusader, paladin, holy knight, jihadi, mujahideen
- Terrorismterrorism, terror cell, suicide bomber, suicide bombing, suicide attack
- Militiascitizen militia, colonial militia, colonial militias, territorial defense, citizen army
- Militant GroupsISIS, Islamic State, Taliban, Hezbollah, Hamas
mujahedeenregular army
Nation's permanent military force
conventional forces · standing army · conscripts · peacekeepers · non-combatants
mujahedeencrusaders
Passionate advocates for change
infidels · kafir · mercenaries · godless · apostates