"The Islamic Legion (Arabic \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064A\u0644\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064A al-Faylaq ul-'Isl\u0101miyyu) (aka Islamic Pan-African Legion) was a Libyan-sponsored pan-Arab paramilitary force, created in 1972. The Legion was part of Muammar Gaddafi's dream of creating the Great Islamic State of the Sahel."@en .