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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In one especially brutal atrocity last March, hard-line jihadists supposedly outside the Syrian government’s control rampaged through Alawite villages along Syria’s Mediterranean coast, killing hundreds of civilians, in retaliation for Assad loyalists attacking Syrian army positions.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Still, many countries are reluctant or unwilling to take in the children of ISIS fighters out of fear they may have been radicalized by extremists and could become future jihadists.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 27 May 2025
While Turkey has supported Syria's new president and former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa, Israel has attacked military targets previously belonging to the Assad regime throughout the country to neutralize a potential threat from Damascus.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The same proxies that have worked with the Mexican cartels to get jihadists across our border.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Still, many countries are reluctant or unwilling to take in the children of ISIS fighters out of fear they may have been radicalized by extremists and could become future jihadists.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 27 May 2025
While Turkey has supported Syria's new president and former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa, Israel has attacked military targets previously belonging to the Assad regime throughout the country to neutralize a potential threat from Damascus.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The same proxies that have worked with the Mexican cartels to get jihadists across our border.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Jihadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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