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 • Syn: GIA • Topics: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act • Regions: Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria • Instance Hypernyms: terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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