mujahedeen
Noun
Meaning
a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
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It was thought that to rally Islam against godless communism would be doing the Soviet Union a very bad turn indeed, and that, in fact, transpired. In 1985, a group of mujahedeen came to Washington and was greeted by President [Ronald] Reagan, who called them "freedom fighters."
some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists
Iranian leaders have accused Israel's Mossad intelligence agency of orchestrating the assassination with support from an exiled opposition group called the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (Mujahedeen-e-Khalq).
December 19, 2007 9:51 AM, From March 13, 2001: Former Rep. Charlie Wilson looks back on his efforts to arm the Mujahedeen against the Soviet Union back in the 1980s.
The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) were "certainly" involved, along with "the Zionist regime and the Mossad", Shamkhani said, referring to the Israeli government and its external security agency.
Two of those camps were badly damaged in the earthquake, and hundreds of Lashkar-e-Taiba militants died, according to mujahedeen interviewed around Muzaffarabad”