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Uzbekistan lies just north of Afghanistan. US bases located there support the assaults on Afghanistan in the wake of the Saudi refusal to cooperate with the US war effort. There is an active jihad, as well as a severe repression of Islam itself - 5 years for practicing Islam in unauthorized mosques, extrajudicial killings. Over 7,000 are said to be jailed for unauthorized islamic activities. See " Uzbekistan is One of the Most Repressive New Independent States ," citing Helsinki Commission Chairman Smith, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe news release, 10/18/99

The country is listed as 88% muslim in the CIA fact book. A Central Asian jihad has been widely expected since spring of '01 and appears to have been held in reserve...  News updates:

Key lieutenant with mission to seize power in Uzbekistan dies in fighting  11/23/01 Independent, UK: "Osama bin Laden's lieutenant Juma Namangani, who was fighting to establish a Taliban-style rule in Uzbekistan, was killed at the weekend, either in a battle with Northern Alliance forces or during US air strikes near Kunduz, sources on both sides of the Afghan war said."

Central Asia Special  11/18/01 Khilafah 

Uzbekistan's Human Rights Problem  11/6/01 The Nation 

American bone on the island of the ghosts  10/30/01 KavKaz: The hard to understand English is worth wading through on this well informed site. Today's gem: Revival Island, which the US has pledged Uzbekistan to decontaminate from Anthrax, does not belong to Uzbekistan, but is near some large oil deposits… plus a description of Soviet germ warfare experiments on local Aral fisherman families..

HEAD OF THE US CENTRAL COMMAND TOMMY FRANKS WILL CONDUCT NEGOTIATIONS IN TASHKENT  10/30/01 Pravda 

The ugly face of Washington's ally against terror  10/29/01 AFP 

Tajik court sends to prison six Islamic party members  10/29/01 Khilafah 

Uzbek Internet Something of An Anomaly  10/29/01 Moscow Times 

Uzbek Sacrifices Freedom and Teeth  10/26/01 Moscow Times: "There are numerous underground Muslim groups that stand in opposition to Karimov's government but advocate political change only through peaceful means. Most prominent among them is Hizb-u-Tahrir, a group that has never been involved in violence but which opposes both Western democracy and Soviet authoritarianism. Hizb-u-Tahrir would like to see Uzbekistan eventually be part of a Central Asian theocracy, a caliphate. Uzbekistan has responded to these various nuances with all-out war on independent Islam. According to Mikhail Ardzinov, chairman of the Independent Human Rights Organization of Uzbekistan, where Adilov works, there are more than 7,000 people in Uzbek jails today for crimes like praying in private or possessing non-Karimov-approved literature about Islam. New York-based Human Rights Watch, the only international group with a permanent Tashkent office, agrees with that figure."

Uzbeks accused of using anti-Taliban fight to clamp down on rights  10/23/01 AFP 

Uzbekistan: Torture Victim Dies in Custody  10/20/01 Human Rights Watch: ]

Uzbekistan Sells Itself to Washington For $8 Billion  10/19/01 Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Russia 

Uzbekistan Seeking Regional Dominance  10/17/01 Stratfor 

Frenzy at airbase 'before invasion'  10/16/01 Telegraph, UK 

A City Lies Poised Between U.S. Troops and the Taliban  10/15/01 LA Times 

U.S. Operated Secret Alliance With Uzbekistan  10/14/01 Washington Post 

US, Uzbekistan confirm formal deal on anti-terror military cooperation  10/13/01 Yahoo 

KARIMOV STAKES OUT FIRM BOUNDARIES FOR US-UZBEK COOPERATION  10/10/01 Eurasia Net 

UZBEK PRESS RESPONDS SLOWLY BUT FORCEFULLY TO ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN  10/10/01 Eurasia Net 

America's Uzbek Connection May Inflame All of Central Asia  10/10/01 Pacific News Service, US 

U.S. forces in Uzbekistan direct bombings to targets  10/9/01 Haaretz, Israel: See our page on Uzbekistan for a more complete picture, including the 7,000 people jailed for non-authorized practice of islam and the insurgency there.

Les talibans menacent l'Ouzbekhistan de jihad  10/7/01 Le Monde 

Uzbeks Worry What Awaits Them  10/7/01 Washington Post 

Uzbekistan Offers U.S. an Airbase, but Not for Attacks  10/6/01 NYT 

Facts and figures about Uzbekistan  10/5/01 AP: AP fails to describe the severe repression - 7,000 in jail for non-authorized practice of Islam. No mention of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan's widely expected summer offensive, now held in reserve. See our Uzbekistan page.

Retaliation: U.S. troops en route to Uzbekistan  10/5/01 CNN 

AMERICAN TROOPS LANDED IN MIDDLE ASIA  10/3/01 Pravda, Russia 

U.S. Sends Troops to Ex-Soviet Republics  10/3/01 Washington Post 

Isolated military bases in Uzbekistan provide ideal secrecy for possible U.S. use  10/2/01 AP 

Russia unnerved by sudden interest 9/25 Independent, UK

Former US enemy becomes an ally as Putin pledges qualified support 9/25 Independent, UK