Hizb-an-Nusra
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Hizb-an-Nusra (English: Party of Support) is an Islamic terrorist organization that has operated in Uzbekistan since 1999. Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an international terrorist organization, created Hizb-an-Nusra in Tashkent out of dissatisfaction with Hizb ut-Tahrir's inability to overthrow the Government of Uzbekistan.[1]
Akramiya, another Islamic Uzbek terrorist organization, broke away from HT in 1996. Akramiya leader Akram Yuldashev'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.[1]
[edit] See also
- Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami
- Terrorism in Uzbekistan
- Terrorism in Kazakhstan
- Counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hizb ut-Tahrir faces internal split in Central Asia EurasiaNet
