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The '''Islamic Front for Armed Jihad''' ([[French language|French name]], ''Front Islamique du Djihad Armé'', hence the abbreviation '''FIDA''') was a militant [[Islamist]] organization active during the [[Algerian Civil War]]. It called for the violent overthrow of the secular [[Algeria]]n government, and a system of [[government]] based on [[shari'a]] law. |
The '''Islamic Front for Armed Jihad''' ([[French language|French name]], ''Front Islamique du Djihad Armé'', hence the abbreviation '''FIDA''') was a militant [[Islamist]] organization active during the [[Algerian Civil War]].<ref name="Zoubir2019">{{cite journal |last1=Zoubir |first1=Yahia H. |title=Civil Strife, Politics, and Religion in Algeria |journal=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics |date=25 February 2019 |doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.806}}</ref> It was founded in 1992. It called for the violent overthrow of the secular [[Algeria]]n government, and a system of [[government]] based on [[shari'a]] law. |
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It became notorious for its [[Anti-intellectualism|killings of intellectuals]].<ref name="Zoubir2019" /> |
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On July 21, 1996, it merged under the auspices of [[Mustapha Kartali]] with the [[Movement for an Islamic State]] (MEI) and splinter factions of the [[Groupe Islamique Armée]] (GIA) to form the [[Islamic Movement for Preaching and Jihad]] (MIPD). |
On July 21, 1996, it merged under the auspices of [[Mustapha Kartali]] with the [[Movement for an Islamic State]] (MEI) and splinter factions of the [[Groupe Islamique Armée]] (GIA) to form the [[Islamic Movement for Preaching and Jihad]] (MIPD). |
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The Islamic Front for Armed Jihad (French name, Front Islamique du Djihad Armé, hence the abbreviation FIDA) was a militant Islamist organization active during the Algerian Civil War.[1] It was founded in 1992. It called for the violent overthrow of the secular Algerian government, and a system of government based on shari'a law.
It became notorious for its killings of intellectuals.[1]
On July 21, 1996, it merged under the auspices of Mustapha Kartali with the Movement for an Islamic State (MEI) and splinter factions of the Groupe Islamique Armée (GIA) to form the Islamic Movement for Preaching and Jihad (MIPD).
References
- ^ a b Zoubir, Yahia H. (25 February 2019). "Civil Strife, Politics, and Religion in Algeria". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.806.
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