Islamic Jihad Union

The Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), is a terrorist organization which splintered from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and has conducted several attacks in Uzbekistan.

On October 13, 2005, Hazel Anne Blears MP testified before the British House of Commons that the IJU should be identified as a banned organization because it posed a threat to British interests overseas.^[1] Some Ministers dissented from this viewpoint, and former British Ambassador Craig Murray later claimed that the IJU attacks were highly-controlled and limited operations orchestrated by the Government of Uzbekistan. ^[2] On the contrary, MP Blears asserted in her testimony that these conclusions were independently corroborated by British intelligence and security services sources, and that many UN members expressed concern regarding the IJG.

Attacks

• September 5, 2007
  • 3 terrorists are arrested in Germany after being suspected to attack the Frankfurt International airport and US-Military installations such as Ramstein Air Base. The 3 persons were directly affilited with the Islamic Jihad Group. See German Terror Plot 9/07

References

• Three Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Germany
• Islamic Jihad Group
• "Islamic Jihad Group's Links with Uzbekistani Terrorism Mulled," Viktoriya Panfilova, 04/19/2004, Moscow Nezavisimaya Gazeta
• "Islamic Jihad Group in Uzbekistan Claims Responsibility for Suicide Attacks," FBIS, 07/30/2004]
• "U.S. Department of State Designates the Islamic Jihad Group Under Executive Order 13224," Press Statement: Richard Boucher, 05/26/2005, US Department of State
• "Country Reports on Terrorism 2005," 04/28/2006, U.S. Department of State

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