Islamic Movement of Central Asia
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The Islamic Movement of Central Asia (IMCA) is a guerrilla organization of Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Chechen, and Uyghur Xinjiang militants. Its objective is to create a pan-Central Asian Islamist theocracy.
The movement is allegedly headed by Tohir Yo‘ldoshev, who is also the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, now an arm of the IMCA. The IMCA was formed when other militant groups merged with Yuldashev's. 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 the northwest section of the People's Republic of China.
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada has linked the IMCA to al-Qaeda.
