| NOUN | group | IMU, Islamic Group of Uzbekistan, Islamic Party of Turkestan | a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996 |
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| Meaning | A terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries. | |
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| Synonyms | Islamic Group of Uzbekistan, Islamic Party of Turkestan | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek | A landlocked republic in west central Asia |
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