English noun: Armed Islamic Group | |||
1. | Armed Islamic Group (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 | ||
Samples | The GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres. | ||
Synonyms | GIA | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
Domain region | Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | ||