WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Salafist Group
    n 1: an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic
         Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist
         group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a
         major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda
         operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: Salafist
         Group, Salafast Group for Call and Combat, GSPC]