In early August, news broke that Usmon Ghazi, the current leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), had pledged the Central Asian militant group’s allegiance to Islamic State. In an attempt to shed some light on the IMU’s current situation, RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service assembled a panel to discuss this development, Ghazi’s leadership of the movement, and what it could mean for the IMU’s future.
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