Islamic Jihad in Yemen

Islamic Jihad in Yemen
Islamic Jihad in Yemen
الجهاد الاسلامي في اليمن
Also known as	Yemeni Islamic Jihad
Founder	Tariq al-Fadhli
Leaders	Tariq al-Fadhli; Jamal al-Nahdi
Dates of operation	1990 – July 1994
Allegiance	al-Qaeda
Headquarters	Abyan Governorate
Active regions	Yemen Abyan Governorate; Shabwah Governorate; Hadhramaut Governorate; Aden Governorate; Yafa'a mountains;
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Islamic fundamentalism
Status	Disbanded
Size	200
Allies	State allies: Yemen (until July 1994); Non-state allies: al-Qaeda;
Opponents	South Yemen (until May 1990); Democratic Republic of Yemen (May 1994–July 1994); United States;
Battles and wars	Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen; Yemeni civil war (1994)

The Islamic Jihad in Yemen (Arabic: الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن, romanized: al-Jihad al-Islami fi Yemen) (IJY, IJM) was an Islamist militant group based in Yemen which operated from 1990 to 1994. The group was established by former Afghan mujahideen who travelled to fight the South Yemen government, with the support and financing of Osama bin Laden. Led by Tariq al-Fadhli, the group carried out the 1992 Aden hotel bombings on the orders of bin Laden, constituting the first al-Qaeda attack against the United States. Later on, the group participated in the Yemeni civil war of 1994, fighting against the southern secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen on the side of the northern government. Shortly after the war, IJY's main leaders were offered government positions and disbanded the group in the same year.