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history of Russia

  • Russia
    In Russia: Education and ideas

    …did not consist of active revolutionaries, although it preferred the revolutionaries to the government, but it was from the intelligentsia that the professional revolutionaries were largely recruited. The lack of civil liberties and the prohibition of political parties made it necessary for socialists to use conspiratorial methods. Illegal parties had…

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use of terrorism

  • Madrid train bombings of 2004
    In terrorism: Types of terrorism

    …three broad classes of terrorism: revolutionary, subrevolutionary, and establishment. Although this typology has been criticized as inexhaustive, it provides a useful framework for understanding and evaluating terrorist activities.

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Armed Islamic Group

Algerian militant group
Also known as: GIA, Groupe Islamique Armée
Quick Facts
French:
Groupe Islamique Armée (GIA)
Date:
1992 - present
Areas Of Involvement:
guerrilla warfare

Armed Islamic Group, Algerian militant group. It was formed in 1992 after the government nullified the likely victory of the Islamic Salvation Front in 1991 legislative elections and was fueled by the repatriation of numerous Algerian Islamists who had fought in the Afghan War (1978–92). The GIA began a series of violent, armed attacks against the government and against foreigners in Algeria and has been accused of civilian massacres—although it has been alleged that many such atrocities were committed by security-service infiltrators and special military units. It has also engaged in attacks abroad (particularly in France) and purportedly maintained links with militant Islamic groups throughout the world. Estimates of GIA strength have varied from hundreds to several thousand guerrillas.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.