al-itihaad al-islamiya

al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
    n 1: 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}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic
         Unity}, {AIAI}]