War on Terrorism

War on Terrorism

English

Proper noun

War on Terrorism

1. (US) An ongoing campaign by the United States (and some of its allies) the stated aim of which is to counter international terrorism, but especially to counter al-Qaeda and other militant Muslim groups.
2. The common term for the military, political, legal and ideological conflict against Islamic terrorism, and specifically used in reference to operations by the United States, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Synonyms

• War on Terror

Translations

ongoing campaign by the US and its allies

Chinese: Mandarin: 反恐戰爭 (zh), 反恐战争 (zh) (fǎnkǒng zhànzhēng)

Finnish: sota terrorismia vastaan Swedish: Kriget mot Terrorismen

common term for conflict against Islamic terrorism

Chinese: Mandarin: 反恐戰爭 (zh), 反恐战争 (zh) (fǎnkǒng zhànzhēng)

Finnish: sota terrorismia vastaan Swedish: Kriget mot Terrorismen