islamic group of uzbekistan

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108042588)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: republic of uzbekistan, uzbek, uzbekistan - a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: imu, islamic party of turkestan

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