moro islamic liberation front

Noun
  1. A terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros;
    Have clashed with troops at United States bases (synset 108051052)
    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: philippines, republic of the philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
    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

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