jihadist
noun
ji·had·ist
ji-ˈhä-dist 
chiefly British -ˈha-
: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad
jihadist
adjective
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These challenges have fueled mass migration in the region and jihadist insurgencies that have particularly overwhelmed much of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Obama said the worst mistake of his presidency was not planning for the aftermath of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s ousting and death in 2011, which led to a rapid increase there in the presence of jihadist groups — including the Islamic State.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
According to Byman, hatred of Russia also remains intense among jihadists who fought Russia's army in Chechnya in the 2000s.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
France’s influence on the continent has changed and waned in recent decades, most recently focusing on fighting jihadists in the Sahel.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But according to the Associated Press, experts who follow the Islamic State confirmed the statement taking responsibility, circulated online among jihadists, came from the extremists, who are probably trying to exploit the region's turmoil.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The goal of the Nigerian jihadists is to expulse the Christians towards the south, then to eliminate them.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
But such a war would pit a Shiite alliance in the north against Sunni forces in the south, inflaming sectarian rivalries and drawing in jihadists from other countries.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
English filmmaker Chris Morris invites us to laugh at terror, literally, putting the stupidity of these hilariously clueless jihadists front and center.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Obama said the worst mistake of his presidency was not planning for the aftermath of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s ousting and death in 2011, which led to a rapid increase there in the presence of jihadist groups — including the Islamic State.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
According to Byman, hatred of Russia also remains intense among jihadists who fought Russia's army in Chechnya in the 2000s.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
France’s influence on the continent has changed and waned in recent decades, most recently focusing on fighting jihadists in the Sahel.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But according to the Associated Press, experts who follow the Islamic State confirmed the statement taking responsibility, circulated online among jihadists, came from the extremists, who are probably trying to exploit the region's turmoil.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The goal of the Nigerian jihadists is to expulse the Christians towards the south, then to eliminate them.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
But such a war would pit a Shiite alliance in the north against Sunni forces in the south, inflaming sectarian rivalries and drawing in jihadists from other countries.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
English filmmaker Chris Morris invites us to laugh at terror, literally, putting the stupidity of these hilariously clueless jihadists front and center.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
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