Libyan Fighting Group (Noun)

Meaning

A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

• The Libyan Fighting Group was one of the earliest terrorist organizations to openly align itself with al-Qaeda.
• Formed in 1995, the Libyan Fighting Group's primary goal is to overthrow and replace Libya's government with an Islamist regime.
• Qaddafi narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Libyan Fighting Group in 1996, reportedly planned with the support of al-Qaeda.
• Both the United States and the United Nations have designated the Libyan Fighting Group as a terrorist organization.
• Al-Qaeda's main associate in Libya was the Libyan Fighting Group, an extremist organization determined to turn the government into an Islamic state.

Synonyms

• Al-Jama'a Al-Islamiyyah Al-Muqatilah Bi-Libya
• FIG
• Libyan Islamic Group
• Libyan Islamic Fighting Group