Islamic Jihad Explained

Islamic Jihad may refer to:

• Jihad, the Islamic theological concept, literally meaning "struggle"
• Jihadism, a neologism for militant Islamic movements
• Islamic Jihad Organization, defunct group active in Lebanon 1983-1992, precursor to Hezbollah
• Islamic Jihad Union, al-Qaeda affiliate active in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2005
• Islamic Jihad of Yemen, defunct al-Qaeda affiliate active in Yemen 2008
• Egyptian Islamic Jihad, al-Qaeda affiliate active in Egypt since the late 1970s
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad, group active in Gaza since 1981
• Turkish Islamic Jihad, group active in Turkey 1991-1996, now probably defunct

See also

• Jihad (disambiguation)