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  • noun Alternative spelling of mujahideen.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

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Examples

  • “The un having secret talks with the taliban?” why not, the bush family wooed them in texas and paid for them when they were called the mujahadeen

    Think Progress » National Tea Party Convention falls apart: Bachmann and Blackburn announce they are pulling out. 2010

  • (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JILL CARROLL: There are a lot of lies that come out of American government calling the mujahadeen terrorists and other things.

    CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2006 2006

  • Then, there are factions of the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Harakadel (ph) mujahadeen, which is fighting against India in Kashmir, Chechnyan militants who are fighting in Chechnya are affiliated, and groups in the Persian Gulf who are against royal families ruling regimes in the Persian Gulf states as well.

    CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2001 2001

  • After all: ISI, the C.I.A., and Saudi and Egyptian intelligence operatives were all working together, in 1981, to funnel money and arms to the "mujahadeen" fighting the Soviets ... including the "Arab Afghans."

    Obama Campaign Explains College Trip To Pakistan 2009

  • But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Islamic Jihad has published images showing its "mujahadeen,"

    Elder of Ziyon 2010

  • But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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