- guardian.co.uk, Sunday September 30 2001 02.10 BST
- The Observer, Sunday September 30 2001
Osama bin Laden's loose-knit terror organisation led by the Saudi dissident from Afghanistan
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Extremist organisation led by bin Laden's number two, Ayman Zawahiri, now merged with al-Qaeda
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya
Specialised in attacks on the Egyptian security services, but now has a worldwide terror network
Takfir-Wal-Hijra (Anthema and Exile)
Algerian group that believes all non-believers, including moderate Muslims, are a legitimate target for terror
Funded by bin Laden, the GIA is committed to the overthrow of the Algerian military regime and anti-French terror
Salafist Group for Call and Combat
Another Algerian faction with cells across Europe which split from the Groupe Islamique Armée in 1998
Islamic Arny of Aden
Responsible for kidnapping Western tourists in Yemen and thought to be connected to British-based cleric Abu Hamza
Jaish-E-Mohamed
Aims to unite Kashmir with Pakistan and has close links with the Taliban
Very effective Pakistani guerrilla organisation fighting against Indian presence in Kashmir
Harakat Mujahideen
Armed group in Kashmir whose leader Farooq Kashmiri has direct links to bin Laden and signed his 1998 fatwa
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Committed to forming an Islamic state in Palestine and the destruction of Israel
Abu Sayyaf
Very effective splinter group in Philippines involved in kidnapping Western tourists
Mujahideen-E-Khalq
Largest Iranian dissident group, with a philosophy that mixes Islam and Marxism
