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Armed Islamic Group
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Armed Islamic Group - a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"GIAact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearAlgeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s |
Armed Islamic Group
Armed Islamic GroupAn Islamist group based in Algeria that has conducted terrorist activities since the early 1990s. In addition to civilian massacres within Algeria, it was responsible for the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1994.Armed Islamic Group
Synonyms for Armed Islamic Groupnoun a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992SynonymsRelated Words- act of terrorism
- terrorism
- terrorist act
- Algeria
- Algerie
- Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
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