Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami
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Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami also known as the Jamaat of Central Asian Mujahedins (JCAM), Jamoat Mujahedin (Community of Holy Warriors), and Islamic Jihad Group (IJG) is an Islamic terrorist organization
affiliated with al-Qaeda
that operates in Central Asia
and Russia
. IJG broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
, but maintains ties with the IMU, an Islamic terrorist organization with an Islamist ideology.
Najmiddin Jalolov
, a former member of the IMU and convicted terrorist, was IJG's leader. Jalolov, however, has widely been believed to have been killed in an airstrike in South Waziristan on September 14, 2009.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Director Porter Goss testified in March 2005 that IJG "has become a more virulent threat to U.S. interests and local governments." The State Department designated IJG as a global terrorist organization in May 2005. The United Nations Security Council
added IJG to its terrorism list in June 2005.
and Kazakhstan
. The IJG bombed the Israeli and U.S. embassies and the Uzbek Prosecutor-General's Office in Tashkent
, Uzbekistan on 30 July 2004, saying they targeted "apostate" governments. Several IJG members were arrested in Kazakhstan in late 2004.
In November 2004 the Kazakh government disrupted a terror cell, arresting several members.
Islamic extremist terrorism
Islamic terrorism is acts of terrorism committed by Muslims for the purpose of achieving varying political and/or religious ends. Islamic terrorism has been identified as taking place in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States since the 1970s...
affiliated with al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
that operates in Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. IJG broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is a militant Islamist group formed in 1991 by the Islamic ideologue Tahir Yuldashev, and former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani—both ethnic Uzbeks from the Fergana Valley...
, but maintains ties with the IMU, an Islamic terrorist organization with an Islamist ideology.
Najmiddin Jalolov
Najmiddin Jalolov
Najmiddin Jalolov was the leader of the Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami, a militant organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda that operates in Central Asia and Russia...
, a former member of the IMU and convicted terrorist, was IJG's leader. Jalolov, however, has widely been believed to have been killed in an airstrike in South Waziristan on September 14, 2009.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
Director Porter Goss testified in March 2005 that IJG "has become a more virulent threat to U.S. interests and local governments." The State Department designated IJG as a global terrorist organization in May 2005. The United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
added IJG to its terrorism list in June 2005.
Terrorism
IJG setoff a series of bombs from 28 March to 1 April 2004 in Uzbekistan, killing 47 people. IJG has terror cells in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. IJG members have trained at terror camps in PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. The IJG bombed the Israeli and U.S. embassies and the Uzbek Prosecutor-General's Office in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, Uzbekistan on 30 July 2004, saying they targeted "apostate" governments. Several IJG members were arrested in Kazakhstan in late 2004.
In November 2004 the Kazakh government disrupted a terror cell, arresting several members.
See also
- Akromiya
- Hizb-an-NusraHizb-an-NusraHizb-an-Nusra is an Islamist organization which the Uzbek government considers to be terrorist in nature that has operated in Uzbekistan since 1999...
- Terrorism in UzbekistanTerrorism in UzbekistanTerrorism in Uzbekistan is more prevalent than in any other Central Asian state. Prior to the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, posed the greatest threat to the Karimov administration. The organization was classified as terrorist by the United States. Since the...
- Terrorism in Kazakhstan
- Counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan