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Aden-Abyan Islamic Army  

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  • The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, most recognized for its involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, is allegedly affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. The Yemen-based group has been implicated in several acts of terror since the late 1990s. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Aden-Abyan Islamic Army]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Aden-Abyan_Islamic_Army

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