Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is a militant fundamentalist Islamist group based in Tajikistan and parts of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is also connected to a splinter faction known as the Islamic Jihad Union, a group known for planning several terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan and Germany.¹

Fast Facts

1. Also known as: IMU, Islamic Party of Turkestan
2. Founded: 1999
3. Leaders: Tahir Yuldosh, Juma Namangani (both sentenced to death by Uzbekistan in 2000²)
4. Original purpose: Overthrow government of Uzbekistan and establish Islamic state
5. Current purpose: Creation of Islamic state in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and a region of China²
6. Though originally thought to have been mostly taken out by the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan, IMU appeared to have a resurgence in 2006³

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