| NOUN | group | AIAI, al Itihaad al Islamiya, al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, Islamic Unity | a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda |
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| Meaning | A fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries. | |
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| Synonyms | al Itihaad al Islamiya, al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, Islamic Unity | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Somalia | A republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula |
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