jemaah islamiyah meaning and definition

JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH noun

Definition of Jemaah Islamiyah (noun)

1. a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
   • synonyms: Islamic Community, Islamic Group, JI, Malaysia Militant Group, Malaysian Mujahidin Group