Islamic Jihad Group of Uzbekistan
Part of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
| Details | |||
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| Center of Gravity | Uzbekistan | ||
| Area of Operation | Germany | ||
| Goal | Overthrow secular government of Uzbekistan | ||
 | Status | Active | |
| Status | Designated Terrorist Organization1 | ||
| Alias(es) | Islamic Jihad Group1, IJU1, Al-Djihad al-Islami1, Jama'at al-Jihad1, Jamiat al-Jihad al-Islami1, Jamiyat1, The Jamaat Mujahedin1, The Kazakh Jama'at1, The Libyan Society1, Islamic Jihad Union | |
| Formed | March 2004 | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | First group to use suicide bombers in South Asia. Has claimed ties to the "global insurgency" -- which may be al-Qaeda.1 | |
| Possible | Reported splinter group of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Possibly tied to European-based plots in Summer 2007. | |
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| Sources | |||
| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. | |||
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