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In 1992, a military coup d ' état cancelled elections which the FIS was on the verge of winning, and banned the organization.

The Brotherhood condemned the coup, but refused to join the resulting violent uprising by FIS sympathizers and the Armed Islamic Groups ( GIA ) against the Algerian state and military.

Instead, the group urged a peaceful resolution to the conflict and cooperation with the state, which for a time caused some strains with the international Muslim Brotherhood, where many sympathized with the Islamist insurgency.