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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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Libyan lawyer and politician Abdulhafith Ghouta said Friday in a telephone interview with Arab News from Cairo, where he resides, that Abedi "belongs to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (Al-Jama'a Al-Islamiyyah Al-Muqatilah bi-Libya), which is known for its ties to Qatar," and that the extent of Qatari support to the organization is no secret.

Libyan group seeks transfer of Manchester bomber case to ICC

According to Hashem, bin Mohammad explained that radical organizations should follow the example of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya), which built solid alliances with other Islamic and revolutionary factions and was flexible toward the outside world before starting to work on building an Islamic state.

The evolution of global jihadi ideology

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