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Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan & Islamic Jihad Union

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan & Islamic Jihad Union. Intro to the IMU & IJU. IMU – Associated Names. Islamic Movement of Turkistan (IMT) Hizb -e Islami Turkistan Islamic Party of Turkistan. IMU - Demographics. Founded: 1998 Country of Origin: Uzbekistan

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Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan & Islamic Jihad Union

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  1. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan & Islamic Jihad Union Intro to the IMU & IJU

  2. IMU – Associated Names • Islamic Movement of Turkistan (IMT) • Hizb-e Islami Turkistan • Islamic Party of Turkistan

  3. IMU - Demographics • Founded: 1998 • Country of Origin: Uzbekistan • Ethnicity: Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Chechen, Uighurs • Religion: Sunni Muslim • Strength: Several hundred to several thousand

  4. IMU - Areas of Operation • Uzbekistan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Pakistan (Waziristan) • Afghanistan • Kazakhstan • Iran (training camps)

  5. Associated Organizations • Al Qaeda • Taliban • IJU (splinter group) • Saudi Arabia

  6. IMU – Influential Actors • TahirYuldeshev – Leader/Founder killed in Waziristan • JumaNamangani – Co-founder killed in Afghanistan • UlugbekKodirov – Arrested in Birmingham, AL

  7. IMU – Goals/Objectives • 1998 - Militant, pan-Islamic organization focused on overthrowing the Uzbek government and replacing with an Islamic theocracy (Islamic State) • 2002 – Expanded goal of Islamic State to include all of Central Asia and Palestine

  8. IMU – History • Early 90’s - Founders and future members fled Uzbekistan after President Kamirov’s crackdown on radical Islamic activities and rivals • Yuldeshev traveled to Pakistan, SA, Iran, Chechnya to study Islamist movements; received funding from ISI and Saudi Intelligence • 1995-1998 – IMU based in Peshawar, Pakistan; traveled to Afghanistan, met Bin Laden and Taliban leadership • 2001 to present – Fought along side Taliban after 9/11 and are currently allied with the BaitullahMehsud, leader of the Pakistani Taliban, and Al-Qaeda in Waziristan and have adopted and AQ theme of restoring the Caliphate

  9. IMU – Tactics • Small-Scale armed attacks • Car bombings/VBIEDs • Assassinations • Hostage Taking • Madrassa training • Drug trafficking/Crim Enterprise (for fund raising)

  10. IJU - Demographics • Founded: 2002 • Country of Origin: Pakistan • Ethnicity: Mostly Uzbek, but some Tajik, Kyrgyz, Turks • Religion: Sunni Islam • Strength: 100-500 • Leader – NajmiddinJalolov

  11. Islamic Jihad Union - AKAs • Islamic Jihad Group • IJU of Uzbekistan • Jamiyat • JamaatMojahidin • Islomii Jihad • The Kazakh Jammat

  12. IJU - Areas of Operation • Afghanistan • Uzbekistan • Pakistan • Iran • Kazakhstan • Tajikistan • Kyrgyzstan • Germany

  13. IJU – Associated Organizations • IMU (Parent organization) • Al Qaeda • Haqqani Network • Uighur and Chechen groups

  14. Goals and objectives • IJU initially sought to overthrow Uzbek government • 2007 – Shifted focus to international agenda more in line with AQ, including a free Palestine, removing apostate governments and fighting coalition in Afghanistan • 2009 – Reiterated goal of removing Karimov from power in Uzbekistan

  15. IJU - History • Split with IMU in 2002 • July 30, 2004 – Multiple bombings in Tashkent targeting the Uzbek Prosecutor General’s Office, Israeli Embassy and US Embassy • October 4, 2006 – Rocket attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan • 2007 Carried out attacks in Afghanistan supported by Taliban and AQ

  16. IJU - Tactics • Small arms attacks • VBIEB • Female Suicide bombers • Youth militant training • Targeted assassinations

  17. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Arrested/Indicted July 2011 • 4 counts of Threats to POTUS • 3 federal weapons charges

  18. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Never traveled outside Uzbekistan • Arrived US on J-1 Visitor Visa 5/2009 • Changed to F-1 student Visa 8/2009 • Attended English classes in NY • Failed to register for classes in 2010 • Arrived in Birmingham Summer 2010

  19. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Lived at Oak Mtn Lodge • Roommate from Sri Lanka • Worked at Galleria & Chem-Dry • Out of status, no valid ID • Spent free time at mosque and on-line

  20. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Attended Hoover Crescent Mosque • Took Quran recitation classes • Did not give Zakat • Did send money to IMU/IJU

  21. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Sought weapons and explosives • Sought operational advice • Compromised by two CHSs and UCE

  22. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Arrested after controlled delivery • 48 hour operation • Employed: CHS, UCE, JTTF Task Force, command post, surveillance, SWAT, consensual monitoring, ERT, CART, GPS Tracking

  23. ULUGBEK KODIROV • Team Effort – over 15 Federal, State, and Local LE • Great Coordination • Model Case for future IT/DT operations

  24. IMU/IJU Questions? Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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