al-itihaad al-islamiya

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al-itihaad al-islamiya - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
      n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did
           fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United
           States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia;
           believed to have branches in several countries [syn: al Itihaad al Islamiya
           , al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, Islamic Unity
           , AIAI]