Islamic Legion

Islamic Legion
الفيلق الإسلامي
Dates of operation1972–c. 1987
Country Libya
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Allegiance Libya
IdeologyArab-Islamic nationalism
Arab supremacy
StatusDefunct

The Islamic Legion (Arabic: الفيلق الإسلامي al-Faylaq ul-'Islāmiyyu; a.k.a. Islamic Pan-African Legion) was a Libyan-sponsored pan-Arabist and pan-Islamist paramilitary force, created in 1972. The Legion was part of Muammar Gaddafi's dream of creating the Great Islamic State of the Sahel.

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