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A Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) occurs as jihadist organization whose goal is to overthrow the todays government of Uzbekistan and replace it by having the theocracy. This movement is currently an arm of the Islamic Movement of Central Asia, an Islamic terrorist organization. Tohir Yuldashev heads the organization & Juma Khodjiev (aka Juma Namangani) was a head of the military wing until he was flushed when fighting using the Taliban if Afghanistan. Around 1998, Uzbek President Islam Karimov vowed to clamp down on the organization and its like. Yuldashev & Khodjiev got been sentenced to death in absentia, while a more members of the organization run prison sentences. the class action was attributed to an incident after a string of vi bombs went off within Tashkent in February of 1999 killing 16 humans. Inside August of the same season, the class action held a Japanese man surety until the ransom was paid to let him last. When September 11, 2001, the United States froze all IMU plus. fr:Mouvement islamique d'Ouzbékistan | |
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U.S. Department of State: Intent to Designate as Foreign Terrorist Organization Press release of Congressional notification, including fact sheet on the IMU. Pravda.ru: Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Controls Drug Traffic To Central Asia, Special Services Say Secret services report that channels for trafficking drugs from Afghanistan to Central Asian countries are currently controlled by gunmen of the IMU, as drug traffic is the main source of finance for international terrorism. Uzbekistan Daily Digest: Uzbek Islamic Opposition Warns Government Excerpts from a report by Iranian radio from Mashhad about the armed clashes in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and the IMU's letter of demands to the government Far Eastern Economic Review: Mountain Launchpad An article by Ahmed Rashid about Juma Namangani, who, with Tahir Yuldeshev, founded the IMU in 1998. EmergencyNet: Armed Islamists Seen As Long-Term Threat For Central Asia A report about attacks in the region directed by the IMU and the group's ties to bin Laden. IWPR: Taleban Own Up to IMU The Taleban admit Uzbek Islamic militants are operating out of territory they control, but stop short of agreeing to extradition. CNN: Uzbek Group with bin Laden Ties Added to U.S. Terrorist List Includes reasons the IMU was added to the terrorist list and the implications this has for the organization. |
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