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    ISLAMIC PARTY OF TURKESTAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countriesplay

    Synonyms:

    IMU; Islamic Group of Uzbekistan; Islamic Party of Turkestan

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Instance hypernyms:

    foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)

    Domain category:

    act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

    Domain region:

    Republic of Uzbekistan; Uzbek; Uzbekistan (a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)

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