Islamic Jihad Organization

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The Islamic Jihad Organization was a clandestine Shiite militant group active in Lebanon during the 1980s, widely believed to have been linked to Hezbollah and responsible for several high-profile attacks against Western targets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clandestine organization
militant organization
activeInDecade 1980s
allegedBacker Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps NERFINISHED
Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
associatedWith Islamic Resistance in Lebanon NERFINISHED
characterizedAs clandestine
claimedMotive expulsion of Western forces from Lebanon
resistance to Israeli presence in Lebanon
claimedResponsibilityFor 1983 Beirut barracks bombings NERFINISHED
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut NERFINISHED
1984 United States Embassy annex bombing in Beirut NERFINISHED
kidnappings of Western hostages in Lebanon
claimedToRepresent Islamic revolution in Lebanon
classification terrorist organization (by Western governments)
commandAndControl allegedly directed by Hezbollah leadership
conflictInvolvedIn Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
countryOfOperation Lebanon NERFINISHED
describedAs cover name for Hezbollah operations
front organization for Hezbollah
ideology Shia Islam NERFINISHED
issuedThreatsAgainst France NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Western hostages in Lebanon
languageOfCommuniques Arabic
linkedTo Hezbollah NERFINISHED
Iran-backed Shia militant networks in Lebanon
mediaPresence anonymous phone calls to news agencies
notableFor attacks on Western targets in Lebanon
hostage-taking operations
suicide bombings
operatedInCity Beirut NERFINISHED
operationalStyle clandestine cells
opposedTo Israel NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Western countries
periodOfActivityEnd late 1980s
periodOfActivityStart early 1980s
regionOfActivity Lebanon NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
religiousOrientation Shiite
status defunct
targeted French military forces in Lebanon
Multinational Force in Lebanon NERFINISHED
United States diplomatic facilities
usedTactic assassination
car bombing
hostage-taking
suicide truck bombing

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