Back جيش عدن أبين الإسلامي Arabic جيش عدن ابين الاسلامى ARZ Exèrcit Islàmic d'Aden-Abyan Catalan Ejército Islámico de Adén-Abyan Spanish Jaych Aden Al Islami-Abyane French Exército Islâmico de Áden-Abyan Portuguese Aden-Abyan İslam Ordusu Turkish

Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
جيش عدن أبين الإسلامي
LeadersZein al-Abideen al-Mehdar †[1]
Dates of operation1990s–present
HeadquartersAbyan, Yemen
Active regionsSouthern Yemen
IdeologySalafist jihadism
Islamic fundamentalism
Part of Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen
Allies AQAP

Ansar al-Sharia

al-Shabaab
Opponents Yemen
Battles and warsAl-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen

The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA, Arabic: جيش عدن أبين الإسلامي) is an Islamist militant group based in southern Yemen, led by Zein al-Abideen al-Mehdar (also known as Abu El-Hassan El-Mohader).[2] The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain,[3] Canada and the United Kingdom.[4] The group is thought to have organized in southern Yemen in the mid 1990s, with members that include veterans from the Soviet war in Afghanistan.[5] Their stated mission is to "promote jihad in the fight against secularism in Yemen and other Arab States; to establish an Islamic government in Yemen".[6]

  1. ^ "Aden-Abyan Islamic Army". Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2006.
  2. ^ Pike, John. "Aden-Abyan Islamic Army". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2006.
  3. ^ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)".
  4. ^ Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Aden-Abyan Islamic Army | militant organization". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) – Mackenzie Institute". Mackenzie Institute. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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