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| − | '''Egyptian Islamic Jihad''' ('''EIJ''') is an | + | '''Egyptian Islamic Jihad''' ('''EIJ''') is an [[Islam]]ic [[terrorist]] organization in [[Egypt]].<ref name=USFTO>[http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/37191.htm Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)] ''United States Department of State''</ref> The group was formed in the late 1970s.<ref name=MIPT>[http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3611 Egyptian Islamic Jihad] ''MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base''</ref> EIJ's primary motive is a violent overthrow of the Government of Egypt and to establish an Islamic state in Egypt.<ref name=MIPT/> The group was responsible for the assassination of the Egyptian [[President]] [[Anwar Sadat]] in 1981.<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/investigation_on_terror/organisation_2.stm Egyptian Islamic Jihad] ''BBC''</ref><ref name=CDI>[http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/aljihad.cfm In the spotlight: Al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)] ''Center for Defense Information''</ref> The group is suspected to be responsible for bombing at the embassy of Egypt in [[Islamabad]] in 1995, and for a foiled terrorist attack on the US embassy in [[Albania]] in 1998.<ref name=BBC/> Many suspected hijackers of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] had links with EIJ.<ref name=BBC/> Mohammed Atta, the prime suspect and the leader of the [[hijack]]ers, was a member of EIJ.<ref name=BBC/> |
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Revision as of 12:08, March 2, 2008
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) is an Islamic terrorist organization in Egypt.[1] The group was formed in the late 1970s.[2] EIJ's primary motive is a violent overthrow of the Government of Egypt and to establish an Islamic state in Egypt.[2] The group was responsible for the assassination of the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981.[3][4] The group is suspected to be responsible for bombing at the embassy of Egypt in Islamabad in 1995, and for a foiled terrorist attack on the US embassy in Albania in 1998.[3] Many suspected hijackers of the September 11, 2001 attacks had links with EIJ.[3] Mohammed Atta, the prime suspect and the leader of the hijackers, was a member of EIJ.[3]
References
- ↑ Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) United States Department of State
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Egyptian Islamic Jihad MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Egyptian Islamic Jihad BBC
- ↑ In the spotlight: Al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) Center for Defense Information