Concept information
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contemporary issues in political thought
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in northern Africa
Preferred term
Armed Islamic Front
Definition
- aka Jihad Armed Islamic Front, Armed Islamic Front for the Jihad The Armed Islamic Front is the military wing of Algeria's largest opposition party, the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). In January 1992, the Algerian military cancelled a second round of elections that the banned FIS was likely to win; in response the Front began a campaign of terror. [Source: Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Armed Islamic Front]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Armed_Islamic_Front
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