Islamist militant movement

An Islamist militant movement is an organized group that uses or advocates violence to establish a political and social order based on its interpretation of Islamic principles.

Aliases (12)

• mujahideen faction ×2
• Afghan mujahideen group ×1
• Islamist armed group ×1
• Islamist extremist group ×1
• Islamist insurgency ×1
• Islamist insurgent group ×1
• Salafi-jihadist group ×1
• Salafi-jihadist organization ×1
• jihadist militant group ×1
• jihadist militant organization ×1
• jihadist organization ×1
• regional branch of the Islamic State ×1

Instances (14)

• Taliban
• Islamic State – Khorasan Province ("Islamist extremist group")
• Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("jihadist militant group")
• Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ("Salafi-jihadist organization")
• Boko Haram insurgency ("Islamist insurgency")
• Ansar Dine ("jihadist organization")
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ("jihadist militant organization")
• Mahaz-e Milli ("Afghan mujahideen group")
• Hizb-i Islami Khalis ("mujahideen faction")
• Ittehad-e Islami ("mujahideen faction")
• Jalaluddin Haqqani ("Islamist insurgent group")