terrorist groups
type: Concept
narrower: Armed Islamic Group

Armed Islamic Group
definition: The Armed Islamic Group (GIA, aka al Jama'ah al Islamiyah al Musallah; GIA; Groupement Islamique Arme) is an extremist Islamic organization bent on overthrowing Algeria's military-backed regime and creating an Islamic state. The Algerian government has accused Iran and Sudan of supporting the GIA and other Algerian extremist groups. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Armed Islamic Group]
broader: terrorist groups
broader: terrorism in northern Africa
type: Concept

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Armed Islamic Group

terrorism in northern Africa
type: Concept
narrower: Armed Islamic Group