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  • Central Asia: Is Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Really Back?

    02/02/2006 7:42:55 PM PST · by Straight Vermonter · 5 replies · 501+ views
    Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty ^ | 2/2/06 | Gulnoza Saidazimova
    Authorities in Central Asia suggest that an outlawed group responsible for terrorist attacks in the past poses a renewed threat in the region. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) was thought to have been largely destroyed in the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. But officials in Tajikistan have blamed several recent incidents on the IMU, and they say the group has been increasingly active since an uprising was suppressed in neighboring Uzbekistan eight months ago. The most recent mention by Tajik officials came on 27 January from Abdugaffor Qalandarov, the chief prosecutor in Tajikistan's northern Soghd Province. Qalandarov was speaking...