| Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi | |
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 State of Grandsublime flag also used by the group | |
| Leader | Salih Mirzabeyoğlu[1] |
| Dates of operation | 1970–present |
| Motives | To dismantle the Republic of Turkey and form the "State of Grandsublime". |
| Active regions | Turkey |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Great East Anti-Zionism |
| Status | Designated as a terrorist group by the European Union and as an "Other Terrorist Group" by the United States |
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The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İslami Büyükdoğu Akıncılar Cephesi in Turkish, abbreviated İBDA-C) is an Islamist militant organization. The group's self-proclaimed goal is to dismantle Turkey and form the State of Grandsublime (Turkish: Başyücelik Devleti), a Sunni Islamic federate state in the Middle East. They are notably hostile to Shia, Alevi, Christian and Jewish interests. IBDA-C carries on its pro-Islamic legacy with a newly born radicalism that wishes to restore religious rule to Turkey of whose government it finds illegal with an added willingness to commit acts of terrorism.[2]
IBDA-C has a history of claiming credit for attacks most experts believe are beyond its capabilities, such as the November 2003 and July 2008 attacks on diplomatic, business, and religious interests in Istanbul. As such, its designation with the United States government continues to be as an "Other Terrorist Group", as opposed to the better-organized and -financed groups designated as official "Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations".[3]
- ^ Rabasa, Angela, The Muslim world after 9/11, (RAND Corporation, 2004), 193.
- ^ "Great East Islamic Raiders–Front (IBDA-C)". Fas.org.
- ^ "U.S. Department of State, Foreign Terrorist Organizations Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine". www.state.gov.