armed islamic group

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108032788)
    "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
    referred to in: act 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 fear
    domain region: algeria, 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
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: gia

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