Holy War Warriors

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Holy War Warriors - a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam

Laskar Jihad

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

Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions

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Laskar Jihad, or ''Holy War Warriors'' was founded by Jafar in 2000 with the stated aim of defending Muslims in the Moluccas in Maluku Province from attacks by the Christian population, which forms a slight majority there, amid the lawless conditions prevailing then on the eastern islands.