al faran

Noun
  1. An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s;
    Now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan (synset 108039725)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: islamic republic of pakistan, pakistan, west pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: harkat ul-ansar, harkat ul-mujahedeen, harkat-ul-mujahidin, hua, hum, movement of holy warriors

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