| NOUN | group | Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, Islamic Army of Aden, IAA, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army | Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals |
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| Meaning | Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen. | |
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| Synonyms | Islamic Army of Aden, IAA, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army | |
| 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 | Yemen, Republic of Yemen | A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean |
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