Salafia Jihadia

This article is about the group in the Western Mediterranean. For the group in the Eastern Mediterranean, in the Gaza Strip, see Jihadia Salafiya (Gaza) and Battle of Rafah (2009).
Salafia Jihadia
Dates of operation1990s–present[needs update]
Active regionsMorocco
Spain
Western Sahara
IdeologySalafi jihadism
Size400+ (2002)[1]
Allies
Opponents

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).

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]

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  6. ^ Boum, Aomar; Park, Thomas K. (2016). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 270–271. ISBN 9781442262973.
  7. ^ Pargeter, Alison. "The Islamist Movement in Morocco". Terrorism Monitor. 3 (10). Jamestown Foundation.
  8. ^ Kaye, Dalia Dassa (2008). More Freedom, Less Terror?: Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World. Rand Corporation. p. 151. ISBN 9780833045089.