Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was a militant Islamist group formed in 1998 by Islamic ideologue Tahir Yuldashev and former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani; both ethnic Uzbeks from the Fergana Valley. Wikipedia
Founder: Tohir Yoʻldosh
Founded: 1998
Leaders: Tohir Yoʻldosh †; Juma Namangani †; Abu Usman Adil †; Usman Ghazi †
Active regions: Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan; Northern Afghanistan; Xinjiang region in China
Ideology: Current: Islamism; Pan-Islamism; Salafi Jihadism; Anti-Zionism; Historical: Anti-Islam Karimov
Organization(s): Islamic Movement of Turkestan (The government of Tajikistan claims to be an alias)