mujahedin

American  

[moo-jah-he-deen] / muˌdʒɑ hɛˈdin /

Or mujaheddin,

plural noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. Muslim guerrilla fighters, especially in Afghanistan and Iran.

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Example Sentences

He gave a shout-out to the lone representative of the eldest generation, a graybeard who had joined the U.S.-backed mujahedin to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2018

LIFG’s leader, Abdelhakim Belhaj, had been among those veterans, fighting against the Soviet-backed government in Afghanistan in the 1980’s alongside local mujahedin armed and trained by the CIA.

From Salon • May 27, 2017

Only a year after his triumphant return from space, the Russians had withdrawn from Afghanistan, he had been appointed deputy civil aviation minister and the mujahedin were closing in on Kabul.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2014

“When the mujahedin succeeded, the next day … the U.S. and Europe closed their embassies and left and we were left to the wishes of our neighbors and those around us,” Karzai said.

From Newsweek • Jun. 10, 2013

The Soviet Union   invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communist regime,   but withdrew 10 years later under relentless pressure by   internationally supported anti-Communist mujahedin rebels.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency