noun
a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
• Syn: ↑Ansar al Islam, ↑Supporters of Islam
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Iraq, ↑Republic of Iraq, ↑Al-Iraq, ↑Irak
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.