Salafia Jihadia

This article is about the group in the Western Mediterranean. For the group in the Eastern Mediterranean, in the Gaza Strip, see Battle of Rafah (2009).
Salafia Jihadia
Dates of operation1990s–present
Active regionsMorocco
Spain
Western Sahara
IdeologySalafi jihadism
Size400+ (2002)
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsthe Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) and 2011–2012 Moroccan protests

Salafia Jihadia (Arabic: السلفية الجهادية al-Salafiya al-jihadiya) is a Salafi Jihadist militant group based in Morocco and Spain. The group was allied with al-Qaeda and Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM).

The group was known for its participation in the 2003 Casablanca bombings, in which twelve suicide bombers killed 33 people and injured over 100. Salafia Jihadia has variously been described as a movement or loose network of groups, or as a generic term applied by Moroccan authorities for militant Salafi activists.

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