Hizb-an-Nusra () is an Islamist organization which the Uzbek government considers to be

terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...

in nature that has operated in

Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...

since 1999. It was founded by Mirzazhanov Atoyevich. Members of

Hizb ut-Tahrir Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT; ) is an international pan-Islamist and Islamic fundamentalist political organization whose stated aim is the re-establishment of the Islamic caliphate to unite the Muslim community (called ''ummah'') and implement sharia glo ...

, an international organization dedicated to establishing a unified Islamic state across the Muslim world, created Hizb-an-Nusra in

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

out of dissatisfaction with Hizb ut-Tahrir's inability to overthrow the

Government of Uzbekistan The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan (, Uzbek Cyrillic: Узбекистон Республикасининг Ҳукумати) exercises executive power in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The members of the government are the President of ...

.Hizb ut-Tahrir faces internal split in Central Asia
EurasiaNet Akromiya, another Islamic Uzbek terrorist organization, broke away from HT in 1996. Akromiya leader Akrom Yo‘ldoshev's pamphlet ''Yimonga Yul'' (Way to Faith) criticizes HT's goal of creating an international

caliphate A caliphate ( ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with Khalifa, the title of caliph (; , ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of ...

for impracticality. Yudashev argues in favor of creating an

Islamic state The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS ...

on a local level instead.

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Islamist groups Terrorism in Uzbekistan Islamism in Uzbekistan Paramilitary organisations based in Uzbekistan {{Asia-org-stub

See also

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