Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU [ or IMU ]; Uzbek Ozbekiston islomiy harakati Cyrillic or Ўзбекистон Исломий Ҳаракати; Russian Исламское движение Узбекистана ) is a militant Islamist organization from Uzbekistan, which acts in the Afghan- Pakistani border region. Their size is estimated at several hundred people. The Islamic Jihad Union is one of its factions.

History

The IBU was established in Afghanistan in 1998. It was tolerated by the Taliban and supported this for the fight against the Northern Alliance. 2001 appointed Mullah Omar the co-founder and commander of the IBU, Jumma Namangani, the leader of the 3000 men strong, consisting of foreigners Brigade 21 order this item to Osama bin Laden had also tried, but was not considered. Its main bases at this time lay in Kunduz and Takhar, where it was based on the resident Uzbeks and Tajiks. In the fall of 2001, she lost due to the war in Afghanistan these places and thus their base to operate in Uzbekistan. In these battles Juma Namangani should be killed. The end of 2001 IBU drew more than 1,000 fighters led by Tahir Yoldashev to Pakistan.

In the fall of 2010, the organization strong military pressure from the U.S. has been exposed. At the time, should have been part of the organization for at least seven German. The prosecution Dusseldorf led a case against Bünyamin Erdoğan for preparation of a serious subversive act of violence; the German Turk had trained the armed struggle in a terrorist camp of the IBU.

Single References

• Armed Islamist underground organization
• Policy ( Uzbekistan)