Islamic Radicalism In Central Asia

The Middle East has exploded with the so-called Arab Spring and the resurgence of Jihadi parties especially the Muslim Brotherhood. This explosion has diverted attention from Central Asia which is slowly and methodically becoming the hot bed of Jihadi activity especially concerning Hizb ut-Tahrir. What happens in Central Asia will have tremendous consequences for Europe [...]

Fergana Valley Rep Inaccurate

Fergana Valley’s Violent Reputation ‘Inaccurate’ – Analysts By John Feffer WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (IPS) – The Fergana Valley in the centre of Central Asia has a reputation for instability, violent conflict, and Islamic fundamentalism. The three countries whose borders intersect in this densely populated mountainous region – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan – have struggled to [...]

Restraining Islamization

TAJIKISTAN SEEKS TO RESTRAIN ISLAMIZATION By Suhrob Majidov (02/16/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst) During a meeting of Tajikistan’s Security Council on February 10, 2011, President Emomali Rahmon expressed concern about “the growth of religious-extremist feelings in the society”. According to the President, these “feelings” threaten national security and stability in Tajikistan. As a result [...]

Central Asia Ready to Explode

Radicalism casts shadow on Central Asia By Maria Golovnina February 10, 2010  ALMATY Central Asia is a ticking bomb waiting to go off. Long ignored as a myth whipped up by the authorities to justify political repression, a surge in radical Islam in the former Soviet region has become a reality for the West fighting [...]

Hizb Arrests Worry Tajik Authorities

ARREST OF ALLEGED TWO HIZB UT-TAHRIR ACTIVISTS NEAR DUSHANBE WORRIES TAJIK AUTHORITIES September 3, 2010 Tajik authorities are concerned that the arrest of two alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activists in Yavan, a town 30 kilometers south of Dushanbe, indicates that the radical Muslim organization’s influence is moving southward, RIA-Novosti reported on 9 September. The two detainees, [...]

Pursuing 2 Mullo Abdullo Followers

Tajiks pursue 2 Mullo Abdullo followers Staff Report 2011-04-20 DUSHANBE – Tajik authorities are pursuing two followers of slain insurgent commander Mullo Abdullo who escaped an April 14-16 government raid in eastern Tajikistan, AsiaPlus.tj reported April 20. The government determined the pair concealed themselves as their comrades were killed in an April 15 battle with [...]

Russian Militant Arrested

Russian militant suspect arrested in Kyrgyzstan Staff Report 2011-04-20 BISHKEK – Kyrgyz authorities have arrested an Uzbek-born Russian suspected of militant attacks, 24.kg reported April 19. They captured him in Belovskoye village, Chui Oblast, April 18. Russia has pursued the unnamed suspect, 38, since 2008 in connection with the slayings of several policemen in the [...]

Uzbek Youth Taught to Distinguish Islam from Extremism

Uzbek youth are taught to distinguish Islam from extremism Ubaidullo Babadjanov For Central Asia on the Internet 2011-04-06 Uzbek police officer is suspected terrorists in the courtroom in Tashkent in June 2006. Uzbek officials say that authorities should not only arrest the suspects, but also explain the difference between Islam and extremism. [REUTERS / MF [...]

Shutting Down Religious Bookstores

Uzbeks Shut Religious Bookstores Friday, 01 April 2011 21:30 RFE/RL TASHKENT — Uzbek security services have closed down bookstores specializing in religious literature in Tashkent, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reports. Twenty bookstores in the Kitoblar dunyosi (World of Books) book trading center have been raided by Uzbek National Security Service (NSS) agents, police, tax officers, and [...]

US Black Ops In Central Asia

US Special Forces’ Black Ops in Central Asia Keeping Islamic Militants in Check Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:10 EurasiaNet by Deirdre Tynan US Special Operations Forces have permission to enter Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on a “case-by-case” basis when conducting counter-terrorism operations, US Central Command has confirmed. Other sources tell EurasiaNet.org that US Special [...]