Mujahaddin


 * MUJAHADDIN **


 * Citation:** Zalman, Amy. "Mujahideen." About.com. 2009. The New York Times Company. 26 Apr. 2009.< []>.

Mujahid: "One who strives or struggles on behalf of Islam." []
 * This term is most used with the self-named group of guerilla fighters in Afghanistan that fought against the USSR invasion
 * The Mujadaddin generally operated out of the country side and also had some areas in Pakistan
 * The Mujadaddin were considerably weaker than the Soviet forces and thus used "terrorist-like" tactics to fight
 * blowing up gas lines
 * ambush
 * they got arms from Iran and Pakistan
 * During the height of the fighting, the Mujahaddin claimed 90,000 members
 * were not seeking to take over the country: nationalist fighters
 * The Mujahaddin was composed of different tribes. After the Soviets left, the Mujahaddin dissolved
 * Ronald Regan's Administration praised them as "freedom fighters"

A recent events story about Mujahideen transitioning into terrorist and americas response to it: [|http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=85758§ionid=3510303] A few free pages on google books talking about Mujahideen becoming warlords and in partcular fighting over Kabul:
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[|Warlords and the Mujahaddin]