Supporters of Islam

Supporters of Islam
noun
a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
Regions: ↑Iraq, ↑Republic of Iraq, ↑Al-Iraq, ↑Irak

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