Armed Islamic Group
- proper noun
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Grupo Islámico Armado
- The banning of the FIS after the parliamentary elections in 1991 is often invoked as the cause of the militarization of the FIS and the rise of its radical offshoot, the Armed Islamic Group.
- Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
Examples
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In contrast, the more radical Salafis, as represented by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), drew a stark distinction between supporters and opponents of the jihad.
Academic text (2001) -
Algeria had seen relatively little terrorism for decades, but returning mujahideen founded the Armed Islamic Group (known by its French initials, GIA).
Academic text (2005) -
Indeed, the unbridled violence that has been claimed by the Armed Islamic Group may be understood in Fanonian terms as providing a cathartic function.
Academic text (1998) -
The ultimate project of the Armed Islamic Group is nihilistic in the sense that it is linked to no concrete and/or practical socio-political goal.
Academic text (1998) -
Finally, the Armed Islamic Group's destruction of schools throughout the country on the grounds that they teach secularism is meant to be an answer to the colonial policy of imposing French cultural norms in schools that are still operating in present-day Algeria.
Academic text (1998) -
Suspicion fell on the Armed Islamic Group, which has stepped up attacks in recent weeks.
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A rival fundamentalist organization, the Armed Islamic Group, remains active and is blamed for thousands of civilian deaths in the last 12 months.
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Meanwhile, the Algerian military claimed success in an offensive against bases of the radical Armed Islamic Group near the capital, Algiers.
Synonyms
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An armed group in Algeria that used violence to try to create an Islamic state
An armed group in Algeria that used violence in the 1990s to try to create an Islamic state
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'armed' (carrying weapons) + 'Islamic' (related to Islam) + 'group' (a collection of people), so a learner would understand it refers to a group of Muslims that is armed — i.e., a militant organization. Although it is a specific proper-name for an Algerian organization, the phrase is compositionally transparent and follows common cross-linguistic noun phrase patterns.
Etymology
Armed Islamic Group comes from the French name Groupe Islamique Armé, used when a group of armed fighters formed in Algeria in 1992. The words armed (carrying weapons), Islamic (connected to Islam) and group (a number of people) create the clear image of a group using weapons with an Islamic aim, so the name refers to that organisation.