| By referring to extremists as jihadis we effectively recognize their actions as being in the path of God and, therefore, legitimate. |
| As the jihadis have seized more and more territory, ransacking previously safe towns, wave after wave of displaced people have fled, creating a looming humanitarian crisis in a country that anchors the region. |
| Equally, the ages of jihadis involved in more recent acts of terrorism have also been well past adolescence. |
| The fact that Sunni jihadis and Shiites hate one another is no reason not to cooperate. |
| Although he was retired, Ms. Bhutto believed he still maintained his former close ties with the militant jihadis. |
| Their goals are no less radical than violent jihadis, but the means are different. |
