Hizb-an-Nusra
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Hizb-an-Nusra is an Islamist organization which the Uzbek government considers to be terrorist in nature that has operated in Uzbekistan
since 1999. Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir
, an international organization dedicated to establishing a unified Islamic state across the Muslim world, created Hizb-an-Nusra in Tashkent
out of dissatisfaction with Hizb ut-Tahrir's inability to overthrow the Government of Uzbekistan.
Akromiya, another Islamic Uzbek terrorist organization, broke away from HT in 1996. Akromiya leader Akrom Yo‘ldoshev
's pamphlet Yimonga Yul (Way to Faith) criticizes HT's goal of creating an international caliphate
for impracticality. Yudashev argues in favor of creating an Islamic state
on a local level instead.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
since 1999. Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Hizb ut-Tahrir
Hizb ut-Tahrir is an international Sunni. pan-Islamic political organisation but keeps it open for all including shias,some of its beliefs are against sunni school of thought, whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph...
, an international organization dedicated to establishing a unified Islamic state across the Muslim world, created Hizb-an-Nusra in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
out of dissatisfaction with Hizb ut-Tahrir's inability to overthrow the Government of Uzbekistan.
Akromiya, another Islamic Uzbek terrorist organization, broke away from HT in 1996. Akromiya leader Akrom Yo‘ldoshev
Akrom Yo‘ldoshev
Akrom Yo‘ldoshev or Akramjon Yo‘ldoshev or Akram Yuldashev in Russian: Акрам Юлдашев Akram Yuldashev, born in 1963) is the founder of Akromiya, an Islamist organization that operates in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek government has designated and banned Akromiya as terrorist.Yo‘ldoshev is a native of...
's pamphlet Yimonga Yul (Way to Faith) criticizes HT's goal of creating an international caliphate
Caliphate
The term caliphate, "dominion of a caliph " , refers to the first system of government established in Islam and represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah...
for impracticality. Yudashev argues in favor of creating an Islamic state
Islamic State
An Islamic state is a type of government, in which the primary basis for government is Islamic religious law...
on a local level instead.
See also
- Jama'at al-Jihad al-IslamiJama'at al-Jihad al-IslamiJama'at al-Jihad al-Islami also known as the Jamaat of Central Asian Mujahedins , Jamoat Mujahedin , and Islamic Jihad Group is an Islamic terrorist organization affiliated with al-Qaeda that operates in Central Asia and Russia...
- Terrorism in UzbekistanTerrorism in UzbekistanTerrorism in Uzbekistan is more prevalent than in any other Central Asian state. Prior to the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, posed the greatest threat to the Karimov administration. The organization was classified as terrorist by the United States. Since the...
- Terrorism in Kazakhstan
- Counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan