Salafia Jihadia

Salafia Jihadia
Salafia Jihadia
Dates of operation	1990s–present
Active regions	Morocco; Spain; Western Sahara
Ideology	Salafi jihadism
Size	400+ (2002)
Allies	Al-Qaeda; Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group; Takfir wal-Hijra; Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (1998–07); Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (1995–17); 20 February Movement (2011–12);
Opponents	Morocco; Spain; Western Sahara;

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.