Central Asia Online
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:27
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) leader Usmon Ghazi September 26 announced its support for the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)'s Kazakh service reported October 6. Ghazi's announcement appeared on the IMU website, according to Fergana News.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:28
Uzbeks will broadly reject the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) after someone made a public display of trying to win more backers, analysts surmise.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 12:31
Recent slayings of Turkmen border guards could indicate the Taliban's intent to enter Central Asia.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 06:03
Countries participating in the Channel-Southern Trap anti-drug operation included Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 08:00
Militants in Syria are trying to use the deaths of foreign fighters as evidence that their cause has broad support, complicating other countries' efforts to keep their citizens from getting involved in a non-legitimate war.
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 15:29
The course instructed Turkmen security and law enforcement personnel how to conduct "regional joint investigations and controlled delivery operations," the OSCE said.
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 07:44
Near the Afghan border, State National Security Committee (GKNB) personnel and border troops recently captured a Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) man accused of smuggling Afghan heroin and hashish, Avesta.tj reported April 10.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 12:28
Proselytisers and charlatans are swaying Uzbeks and other Central Asians to join foreign extremist groups, analysts say, warning that the recruiting tools can be deceptive.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:20
Law enforcement is eyeing the redeployment of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) insurgents from the Afghan-Pakistani border zone to northern Afghanistan, a potential springboard for attacking Central Asia.
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 08:22
However, some signs indicate that the situation on the Afghan border is not calm, residents of Mary Oblast say.