Definition of jihadist
: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad
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But officials in this case believe jihadists exploited a personal connection: a childhood friend of Elshinawy's from Egypt who fled to Syria, joined ISIS, communicated with him on social media and encouraged him to pledge allegiance to the group.
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Judges fear to try terrorism cases, lest they be murdered by jihadists.
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More than 1,300 women and children surrendered to Kurdish Peshmerga in August, after government forces expelled the jihadist group from the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar.
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The government controlled less than half the country and the jihadists stood primed to march into Baghdad.
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More than 16 years of counterinsurgency warfare has taught military leaders one thing: The burden of fighting jihadists in multiple places is unlikely to go away anytime soon.
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Johnson and Kyle Bancroft allegedly watched violent jihadist videos the night before the 17-year-old carried out the deadly stabbing.
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That could be almost as tough as fighting the jihadists.
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In Syria, Sufis have come under pressure from both Salafist groups and jihadists such as Al Qaeda and its various affiliates and ISIS.
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First Known Use of jihadist
1967
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