ISAF targets al Qaeda facilitator in eastern Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force has balked at mentioning al Qaeda in press releases since the end of January.
Tag Archives: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Uzbek national in Idaho arrested, charged with supporting the IMU
Fazliddin Kurbanov is charged with supporting the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, training others to purchase and assemble components of a bomb, and possessing an “unregistered destructive device.”
IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan said yesterday’s attack, which killed eight people, was executed by a man whose daughter carried out a suicide bombing last year.
ISAF launches multiple raids against IMU as fighting season heats up
Raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan continue at an unprecedented pace. There have been five raids against the group in Afghanistan so far this month and 26 this year.
ISAF focusing efforts against IMU in Baghlan district
Raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the Afghan north continue; one commander was killed and another captured during recent operations.
ISAF kills senior IMU leader in Afghan north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader “coordinated operations between IMU and Taliban networks” and directed suicide operations in Balkh province.
Senior IMU leader targeted in Samangan province
In the past, ISAF has stated that the northern province of Samangan was home to IMU training camps for fighters operating in the region.
IMU lauds another German killed in US drone strike
German Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders Yassin and Mounir Chouka and other top IMU figures praised Samir Hatour, who was killed by the US in a strike in North Waziristan in March 2012.
ISAF operations against IMU in 2013 at highest rate since war’s start
While ISAF is reporting and commenting on raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, it is unwilling to discuss al Qaeda’s operations in Afghanistan.
German IMU fighter killed in drone strike last fall
Wanted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan spokesman Yassin Chouka announced the death of Ahmed, who was described as “the King of Setterich.” Ahmed was killed in the Oct. 10, 2012 strike in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.
ISAF kills, captures 2 IMU facilitators in Takhar
The IMU clear remains entrenched in northern Afghanistan despite years of operations against the terror group.
Latest IMU capture indicates resiliency of terror group in Afghanistan
Raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and al Qaeda have taken place consistently for years. Can Afghan forces maintain the tempo as NATO takes a backseat in Afghanistan?
IMU commander captured in Kunduz
ISAF has targeted the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan eight times so far this year. The captured IMU commander is from Uzbekistan.
Multiple insurgents captured in raid targeting IMU leader
Six Afghan members of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan were captured in Kunduz two days ago. The IMU in Afghanistan continues to take orders from its Pakistan-based leaders.
Pakistani Taliban praise slain American, British jihadists
Pictures of an American identified as Inaam and a Brit known as Abbas are shown with top leaders of the Taliban, al Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and other terrorist groups who have been killed while waging jihad across the globe over the past four decades.
Another IMU leader captured in Afghanistan as Obama announces US force cut
The US drawdown will impact operations against al Qaeda and its affiliates, which maintain a strong presence in Afghanistan.
2 IMU leaders captured in northern Afghanistan
Additionally, ISAF captured a senior Taliban commander who worked with the Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin and who facilitated suicide attacks.
Taliban, IMU form Ansar al Aseer to free jihadist prisoners
The video featured Adnan Rasheed, a dangerous Pakistani jihadist who was freed in a jailbreak last year; Yassin Chouka, a wanted German commander in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; and Abdul Hakeem, a previously unknown Russian IMU member.
IMU commander captured in northern Afghanistan
The weapons facilitator and assassinations director is the third Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander killed or captured in the Afghan north so far this year.
Suicide bombers strike in Kunduz and Ghazni
Ten policemen were killed in the attack in Kunduz, while a policemen and a civilian were killed Ghazni.
ISAF launches 2 raids targeting al Qaeda-linked commanders
Special operations forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Kunar and captured an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator in Kunduz.
ISAF kills IMU/Taliban district commander in Afghan north
Shukrullah “was the senior IMU/Taliban leader in the Almar district of Faryab province” and the “other two individuals killed with him were known Taliban insurgents.”
Mullah Nazir orders all Mehsud tribesmen to leave Wana
Mullah Nazir ordered all Mehsud tribesmen to leave South Waziristan’s largest town before Dec. 5 or face the consequences. Nazir clearly holds the Mehsud tribe responsible for the Nov. 29 suicide attack against him and his associates at the Rustam bazaar in Wana.
Another IMU ‘weapons facilitator’ captured in northern Afghanistan
Reports of raids against al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have decreased over the past two months, but “that does not indicate there were no missions executed, just that there was not a release issued,” ISAF told LWJ.
ISAF captures another IMU weapons facilitator in Kunduz
After halting reports on raids against al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan for nearly a month, ISAF reported that two IMU weapons facilitators have been captured in the past week.
ISAF captures IMU weapons trafficker in northern Afghanistan
The raid by ISAF and Afghan forces is the first reported against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in nearly a month.
Suicide bomber kills 40 people at mosque in Afghan north
The attack targeted members of government as well as police and military officials. Ninteen security personnel are reported to have been killed.
IMU video shows attack in Pakistan’s ‘Tribal Areas’
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan cleric Abu Dher also praises “black Talibs” from Somalia and North Africa.
US adds IMU financier, Taliban IED experts to terror list
Qari Ayyub Bashir is the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top financier; Maulawi Adam Khan Achekzai is a senior Taliban IED expert and leader; and Aamir Ali Chaudhry is an electronics and explosives expert for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan who was involved in the Times Square plot.
Turkish jihadists eulogize slain German al Qaeda leader
Islamic World, a Turkish jihadist magazine, said that Bekkay Harrach fought against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, traveled to Iraq, where he was wounded, and was detained by Syrian security forces. Harrach also lived with Atiyah Abd al Rahman in Pakistan.