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Noun: al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
  1. 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
    - al Itihaad al Islamiya, Islamic Unity, AIAI

Type of: foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization

Encyclopedia: Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya