Islamic Movement of Central Asia
- Islamic Movement of Central Asia
The Islamic Movement of Central Asia (IMCA) is an Islamist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda, headed by Tohir Yo‘ldosh, that has operated in Central Asia since its formation on 16 September 2002. Its objective is to create a pan-Central Asian Islamist theocracy.[ [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/DI19Ag01.html Moscow on alert for Muslim militancy] Asia Times] ]IMCA members include Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Chechen, and Uyghur militants.Kyrgyz Defense Minister Esen Topoyev said there were several hundred Islamic militants and terrorist bases in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, and 1,500 terrorists in Paktia Province, as recently as September 2002.Yo‘ldosh is also the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Uzbek division of the IMCA. The IMCA plans to first establish a theocracy in Uzbekistan, before spilling into Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The group then plans to cover the rest of the region, including Xinjiang.Fact|date=February 2007
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada has linked the IMCA to al-Qaeda.Fact|date=February 2007
ee also
*Terrorism in Kazakhstan
*Islamic Movement of Tajikistan
*Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
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