noun
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, ↑Islamic Unity, ↑AIAI
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Somalia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.