Islamic Front for Armed Jihad

The Islamic Front for Armed Jihad was a militant Islamist organization active during the Algerian Civil War. It was founded in 1993 when it split from the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria, under the leadership of Muhammad Said. Coming from the Djaz'ara wing, it called for the violent overthrow of the secular Algerian government, and a system of government based on shari'a law.
It became notorious for its killings of intellectuals, including politicians and journalists. These included the killing of Kasdi Merbah and of the head of the UGTA union.
On July 21, 1996, it merged under the auspices of Mustapha Kartali with the Movement for an Islamic State and other splinter factions of the GIA to form the Islamic Movement for Preaching and Jihad.