mujahideen
plural noun
mu·ja·hid·een
| \ mü-ˌjä-hi-ˈdēn
, mu̇-, -ˌja-\
, mu̇-, -ˌja-\
variants:
or mujahedin
or less commonly mujahedeen
Definition of mujahideen
: Islamic guerrilla fighters especially in the Middle East
Examples of mujahideen in a Sentence
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In response, America funded mujahideen rebels, escalating a bloody proxy war. — The Economist, "Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria," 15 Aug. 2019 In 1992, three years after Soviet withdrawal, the mujahideen took over Kabul. — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, "A Music So Beautiful the Birds Fell from the Trees," 28 June 2018 An interim government was formed, but not all mujahideen leaders were supportive of it. — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, "A Music So Beautiful the Birds Fell from the Trees," 28 June 2018 Here again, though, the analogy shows the risk, as the mujahideen groups America helped fight the Soviets in Afghanistan ultimately gave birth to Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. — Evan Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, "In Syria, Trump’s options are all bad," 9 Apr. 2018 In 1996, the group entered Kabul, forcing the mujahideen to flee the capital. — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, "The Oldest Restaurant in Kabul: Where Tradition Trumps Rockets," 12 Sep. 2017 But internal power struggles soon led to a bloody civil war between different mujahideen factions. — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, "The Oldest Restaurant in Kabul: Where Tradition Trumps Rockets," 12 Sep. 2017 The war and mujahideen infighting gave the Taliban the perfect opportunity to emerge. — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, "The Oldest Restaurant in Kabul: Where Tradition Trumps Rockets," 12 Sep. 2017 Saudi clerics used to urge on Sunni mujahideen against the supposedly heretical Alawite clan ruling Syria with their Iranian allies. — The Economist, "Enemies no more?The Saudis may be stretching out the hand of peace to their old foes," 7 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mujahideen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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