Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
- Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
noun
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 countries
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