Mujahideen

Mujahideen ( ) is the plural of mujahid ( ). Mujahid is the Arabic term for one engaged in jihad ( ; literally, "struggle"). This term was first used to describe guerrilla-type militant groups led by the Islamist Afghan fighters in the Soviet–Afghan War.

 Militant groups  

Several organisations use the word in their name such as the Mujahadeen Brigades () in Palestine. They are the militant wing of the Mujahadeen Movement of Palestine ().

The word is also used by groups outside the  Arabic speaking world  in  Central  and West Asia. Such as in Iran, for example the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) (). The most common names for this group in English sources are "People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran" (PMOI), Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) and Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO). Some sources have used literal translations such as People's Struggler's or People's Holy Warriors.

 Related words in English 

The English term jihadists is also related to the mujahideen.

 References 

Category:War in Afghanistan (since 1978)