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ISLAMIC GROUP

(islamic group)

1. Synonyms:
   • Jemaah Islamiyah
   • JI
   • Islamic Group
   • Islamic Community
   • Malaysian Mujahidin Group
   • Malaysia Militant Group
   Definitions:
   • a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda
   • supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
   • Islamic Group
   Definitions:
   • a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists
   • emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails
   Examples:
   • Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule