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 the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist. —

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — a jihadist group once linked to al-Qaida — has stormed across the country in recent days, capturing Idlib, Aleppo, Homs and Damascus in less than two weeks. —

Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024 The largest of the rebel forces that toppled Mr. Assad – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – has roots in the Al Qaeda and Islamic State jihadist groups. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024 The attacks were carried out by Jemaah Islamiyah, a jihadist group with ties to Al Qaeda. —

Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jihadist