al-itihaad al-islamiya

Meaning

A militant Islamist organization that operated primarily in Somalia with the goal of establishing an Islamic state based on Sharia law.

Examples

• International security analysts monitored the activities of al-itihaad al-islamiya throughout the Somali civil war.
• The United States government designated al-itihaad al-islamiya as a terrorist organization following reports of its links to global militant networks.