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Armed Islamic Group  

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  • 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]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Armed_Islamic_Group

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