NAME: Al-Jihad a.k.a. Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Jihad Group, Islamic Jihad
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: Late 1970s.
GOALS: Overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; attack U.S. and Israeli interests in Egypt and abroad.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: Car-bombing against official U.S. facilities.
STRENGTH: Unknown, suspected to be several hundred.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Mainly Cairo, but has a network outside Egypt, including Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom.
AFFILIATIONS: Close partner of Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda; Iran. May get some funds via various Islamic non-governmental organizations, cover businesses, and criminal acts.
COMMENTS: The original Jihad was responsible for the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: Late 1970s.
GOALS: Overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; attack U.S. and Israeli interests in Egypt and abroad.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: Car-bombing against official U.S. facilities.
STRENGTH: Unknown, suspected to be several hundred.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Mainly Cairo, but has a network outside Egypt, including Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom.
AFFILIATIONS: Close partner of Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda; Iran. May get some funds via various Islamic non-governmental organizations, cover businesses, and criminal acts.
COMMENTS: The original Jihad was responsible for the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.