USDoS Terrorist Group Profile – al-Jihad (Islamic Jihad)
Egyptian Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s. Close partner of Bin Ladin`s al-Qaida organization. Suffered setbacks as a result of numerous arrests of operatives worldwide, most recently in Lebanon and Yemen. Primary goals are to overthrow the Egyptian Government and replace it with an Islamic state and attack US and Israeli interests in Egypt and abroad. Full Story