Militant Islam
Militant Islam or Islamic terrorism is the extreme wing of the Islam belief, totally at odds with the mainstream. It is also commonly associated with terrorism and extremism, due to groups that think they are helping the "Islamist" agenda. They often wage jihad - or "holy wars" - again their enemies.
| “ | Every Muslim must rise to defend his religion. The wind of faith is blowing. | „ |
| ~ Osama bin Laden |
Major Organizations
- Abu Anon
- Abu Sayyaf
- Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya
- Al-Muhajiroun
- Al-Nusra Front
- Al-Qaeda
- Al-Shabaab
- Ansar al-Sunna
- Ansar Bait al-Maqdis
- Ansar Dine
- Ansaru
- Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
- Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
- Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
- Boko Haram
- Caucasus Emirate
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad
- Hamas
- Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
- Hezbollah
- Hizbul Islam
- Houthis
- Islamic Courts Union
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- Jemaah Islamiyah
- Jundallah
- Lashkar-e-Taiba
- Maute group
- Mujahideen Shura Council
- Muslim Brotherhood
- National Thowheeth Jama'ath
- Nusrat al-Islam
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
- South Thailand insurgents
- Tahrir al-Sham
- Taliban
- The Islamic State
- Turkistan Islamic Party