Salafia Jihadia
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Salafia Jihadia (Arabic: السلفية الجهادية al-Salafiya al-jihadiya)[6] is a Salafi Jihadist militant group based in Morocco and Spain.[2] The group was allied with al-Qaeda and Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM).
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Dates of operation | 1990s–present[needs update] |
Active regions | Morocco Spain Western Sahara |
Ideology | Salafi jihadism |
Size | 400+ (2002)[1] |
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The group was known for its participation in the 2003 Casablanca bombings, in which twelve suicide bombers killed 33 people and injured over 100.[1] Salafia Jihadia has variously been described as a movement or loose network of groups, or as a generic term applied by Moroccan authorities for militant Salafi activists.[7][8]