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Document #2144994
USDOS – US Department of State (Author)
Aka: Jaysh al-Islam; Jaish al-Islam.
Description: Army of Islam (AOI) was designated as an FTO on May 19, 2011. Founded in 2005, AOI was a Gaza-based terrorist organization responsible for numerous terrorist acts against the Israeli and Egyptian governments and British, New Zealand, and U.S. citizens. The group, led by Mumtaz Dughmush, subscribes to a violent Salafist ideology.
Note: AOI is a separate and distinct group from the Syria-based Jaysh al-Islam, which is not a designated FTO.
Activities: AOI did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.
Strength: AOI’s precise numbers are unknown.
Location/Area of Operation: Egypt, Gaza, and Israel.
Funding and External Aid: AOI receives much of its funding from various criminal activities in Gaza.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Egypt (Periodical Report, English)
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Israel, the West Bank and Gaza (Periodical Report, English)
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