Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya


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Noun1.Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya - a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group, FIG
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
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