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Noun: IMU
  1. 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
    - Turkistan Islamic Party, Islamic Group of Uzbekistan, Islamic Party of Turkestan

Derived forms: IMUs

Type of: foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization

Encyclopedia: IMU