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Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

1 9.9
An armed group from Libya formed in 1995 that was against the government and joined al-Qaeda
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : Grupo Islámico de Combate Libio
  • In 1995, several militants established the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group to oppose the Libyan government.

Examples

  • Abdelhakim Belhadj, chairman of the Tripoli Military Council, is head of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group was involved in armed conflicts against Moammar Gadhafi's regime during the 1990s.

  • US and British government sources said Mr. al-Hasidi was a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG.

    Blog text (3)

  • Benotman, a veteran of jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, was a senior leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, linked to al-Qaeda.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Around the same time, bin Laden also unsuccessfully lobbied the Egyptian Islamic Group and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group to join al Qaeda's efforts.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Al Qaeda learned a lesson about overreach in 2006, when it attempted to bring splinter groups from the Egyptian Islamic Group and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group under its umbrella.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The top military commander of the rebels, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the pro-al-Qaeda Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).

    Blog text (23)

  • Benghazi and Derna is a base of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which in 2007 formally merged with al-Qaeda.

    Blog text (22)

  • The result of the present inquiry is that the Libyan branch of Al Qaeda represents a continuum with the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group centered in Darnah and Benghazi.

    Blog text (22)

  • After its formation, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group became known for its affiliation with al-Qaeda.

Synonyms

Libyan Islamic Group
vsLibyan Islamic Fighting Group
  • NSFW
9.1

A Libyan armed group formed in 1995 that opposed the government and was linked to al-Qaeda

is the same meaning but uses a fuller or different English name
Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya
vsLibyan Islamic Fighting Group
  • NSFW
9.9

A Libyan armed Islamist group formed in 1995 that supported al-Qaeda and tried to kill Muammar Qaddafi

is the common English form and general description without the Arabic title
Libyan Fighting Group
vsLibyan Islamic Fighting Group
  • NSFW
9.9

An armed group from Libya linked to al-Qaeda that uses violence to oppose Qaddafi

describes opposition and alignment more generally without listing plots

Surface Forms

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group singular
Libyan Islamic Fighting Groups plural

Morphology

Libyan + Islamic + fighting + group

Each constituent combines compositionally: 'Libyan' locates it in Libya, 'Islamic' signals religious/ideological affiliation, 'fighting' denotes engagement in combat, and 'group' denotes an organization. A B1 learner who knows these words can readily infer it refers to an organized Libyan Islamist force involved in fighting, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group was a name chosen to show who the group was: Libyan means from Libya, Islamic links to the Muslim faith, and Fighting Group means people who fight, so the name marks a group that 'opposed' the Libyan government.