Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places (Al-Jaish El-Islami Li-Tahrir Al-Muqadasat, in Arabic)
ISLAMIC ARMY FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE HOLY PLACES (al-Jaish el-Islami li-Tahrir al-Muqadasat, in Arabic)
This movement claimed responsibility for the attacks of 7 August 1998 carried out simultaneously against the American embassies in Nairobi (Kenya) and Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania). This small group is thought to have joined the International Islamic Front constituted in 1990.
SEE ALSO International Islamic Front.
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