English noun: IMU | |||
1. | IMU (group) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Islamic Group of Uzbekistan, Islamic Party of Turkestan | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
Domain region | Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek, Uzbekistan | ||