Aden-Abyan Islamic Army — noun Yemen based terrorist group that supports al Qaeda s goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen • Syn: ↑Islamic Army… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Army of Aden — noun Yemen based terrorist group that supports al Qaeda s goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen • Syn: ↑IAA, ↑Islamic… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan — noun Yemen based terrorist group that supports al Qaeda s goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen • Syn: ↑Islamic Army… … Useful english dictionary
Abyan Governorate — Abyan ( ar. أبين) is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a base to the Aden Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group. Its capital is the city of Zinjibar … Wikipedia
Yemen — /yem euhn, yay meuhn/, n. 1. Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People s Democratic Republic of Yemen. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Cap.: (political) San a. Cap.:… … Universalium
act of terrorism — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
foreign terrorist organization — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑FTO • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act … Useful english dictionary
FTO — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act … Useful english dictionary
terrorism — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn: ↑act of… … Useful english dictionary
terrorist act — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
