Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

February 25, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Multiple Insurgents Captured in Raid Targeting IMU Leader

Afghan and Coalition troops captured six insurgents during a raid two days ago that targeted a leader from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). The security forces launched t...

February 13, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

Another IMU Leader Captured in Afghanistan as Obama Announces US Force Cut

Today special operation forces arrested a commander from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in the Khanabad district of Afghanistan's Kunduz province....

February 13, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani Taliban Praise Slain American, British Jihadists

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan recently released a video of so-called "martyrs" that includes two previously unknown jihadists from the United States and Britain. The two dead Western ji...

February 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

2 IMU Leaders Captured in Northern Afghanistan

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) captured two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders during separate raids in northern Afghanistan over the past two days. Special operations...

February 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

2 al Qaeda Operatives Killed in Latest Drone Strike in North Waziristan

The US killed two foreign al Qaeda fighters, including an "explosives expert," in a drone strike today in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan. The strike is the s...

February 5, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban, IMU Form Ansar al Aseer to Free Jihadist Prisoners

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan announced the formation of the Ansar al Aseer, a unit tasked to free jihadist prisoners and support their families....

January 30, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

IMU Commander Captured in Northern Afghanistan

Afghan and Coalition forces arrested an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) commander today during an operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province. The International Security Assist...

January 14, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Uzbek Terror Group Kills 14 Pakistani Soldiers in North Waziristan

An Uzbek group that calls itself the "Mujahideen Ansar" claimed credit for today's roadside bomb attack on a Pakistani military convoy in North Waziristan that killed 14 soldiers. The attack...

January 11, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills and Captures IMU Operatives in Afghan North

Afghan and Coalition troops killed a facilitator for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) during a raid in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar yesterday. In a separ...

January 10, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Key al Qaeda Paramilitary Commander’ Killed in Recent Drone Strike in Pakistan

The US killed a senior al Qaeda military commander during a recent drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. Sheikh Yasin Al Kuwaiti, who was...

January 8, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Launch 2 Strikes in North Waziristan

The US conducted two more airstrikes in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing eight "militants" in an area known to host al Qaeda and other foreign t...

January 7, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike Again in South Waziristan

The US again launched airstrikes in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan today, killing 17 people. The drone attack is the fourth this year, and the first since th...

December 31, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills ‘Several’ al Qaeda-Linked Fighters in Kunar Raid

The International Security Assistance Force announced today that "several" insurgents w...

December 28, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike in Pakistan’s Shawal Valley

The US launched another drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. Five "militants" are said to have been killed in the latest strike in an area k...

December 21, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Foreigners’ Reported Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

The US launched its first airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies in 11 days, killing four "militants," possibly inkling some foreigners. The remotely-piloted Pre...

December 10, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Religious Leader Thought Killed in US Drone Strike

A Kuwaiti who was a prominent member of al Qaeda's religious committee is thought to have been killed in a recent US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas. Two "contemporarie...

December 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills Another al Qaeda Commander in North Waziristan

The US killed another al Qaeda commander in a drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. The remotely-piloted Predators or the more deadl...

December 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Launches 2 Raids Targeting al Qaeda-Linked Commanders

Yesterday the International Security Assistance Force conducted two raids targeting insurgent leaders with ties to al Qaeda inside Afghanistan. In the Watahpur district in Kunar province...

December 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills IMU/Taliban District Commander in Afghan North

Coalition and Afghan forces killed a dual-hatted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Taliban district commander during a raid in northern Afghanistan four days ago. The International Secu...

November 29, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 3 ‘Militants’ in 1st Strike in Pakistan in More Than a Month

The US killed three "militants," including "foreigners," in the first drone strike recorded in Pakistan in more than a month. The remotely piloted Predators or the more heavily armed Rea...