Uighur jihadism is one of the most understudied sub-topics in our field, so I was thrilled to read this report on the Islamic Party of Turkestan by the independent consultant Kirk Sowell. Don’t be fooled by the lack of an institutional stamp; this is a really strong piece of research – easily the best study [...]
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Uighur Jihadism
Posted: 30th November 2010 by Thomas Hegghammer in China, Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement, Islamic Party of Turkestan, Pakistan1
Hittin Magazine: China – Friend or Foe?
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Qandeel Siddique in China, PakistanThe latest issue of Hittin magazine includes an article titled “China – friend or foe?” by Qari Abdulhadi that centers on the “injustice” committed by China on Muslims, which he argues is unprecedented in history. While the details of this injustice have been hidden from the media, the writer maintains that the growing jihadi activities [...]
Al-Qa’ida and the Afghan Taliban: “Diametrically Opposed”?
Posted: 21st October 2009 by Vahid Brown in Afghanistan, AQ Leadership, China, Hamas, Hezbollah, Jund Ansar Allah, Pakistan, TalibanMullah Omar’s Afghan Taliban and al-Qa’ida’s senior leaders have been issuing some very mixed messages of late, and the online jihadi community is in an uproar, with some calling these developments “the beginning of the end of relations” between the two movements. Beginning with a statement from Mullah Omar in September, the Afghan Taliban’s Quetta-based [...]
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Posted: 26th March 2009 by Thomas Hegghammer in AQ in Iraq, Bin Laden, China, Islamic State of Iraq, Jihadi media, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, propaganda, Somalia, Yemen, ZawahiriI have been busy the past two weeks, but the jihadis have been busier. Bin Ladin has issued two audio statements, one proposing practical steps to liberate Palestine and the other about the treacherous government in Somalia. Al-Zawahiri warned against the forthcoming Crusader attack on Sudan, while Mustafa Abu al-Yazid has addressed the people of [...]
Infighting over Distribution of New Uighur Magazine
Posted: 20th February 2009 by Thomas Hegghammer in China, Jihadi journals, Jihadi media, propagandaThe Uighur jihadist group “Islamic Party of Turkestan” (IPT) has published the second issue of its Arabic-language mouthpiece, Turkistan al-Islamiyya (Islamic Turkestan). The distribution of the magazine has become the subject of a bitter argument between the distribution company al-Fajr and the forum Madad al-Suyuf (MS), each accusing the other of having stolen the magazine. [...]
Al-Qaeda Cleric Linked to Chinese Terrorist Group
Posted: 11th August 2008 by Will McCants in Afghanistan, AQ Leadership, China, PakistanTags: China, Islamic Party of Turkistan, Pakistan, Shaykh `Isa, Taliban
In the past week, there have been a spate of terrorist attacks in Xinjiang, the Muslim-majority province in China. On Aug. 4, militants killed 16 police in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, which is near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. On Sunday, bombers attacked 17 sites in Kuqa, west-central Xianjiang. Although I haven’t seen any claim [...]