By contrast there are still relatively few arab fighters. The turkistan islamic party in syria is the syrian branch of the turkistan islamic party, an. The turkistan islamic party tip was one of the worlds more obscure jihadist groups until it emerged as a key player in the syrian civil war in. Zawahiri lauds leaders of the turkistan islamic party shaykhhasanmahsum and abd al. The province is home to chinas ethnic minority uighur muslims. The turkestan islamic party tip, for instance, is one of the most prominent. Additionally, while afghans and pakistanis have travelled to syria and iraq to. The tip has been a key jihadist group within the insurgency for years. East turkistan islamic party appeals for new recruits in. China east turkistan eastern turkistan liberation party uighurs family planning. The turkestan islamic party tip, for instance, is one of the most prominent groups, formed in 2006 by uighurs who fled to afghanistan and pakistan in the 1990s. The journal is identified as the work of alhizb alislami alturkistani turkistan islamic party tip. However, no systematic studies have been published on the new terrorist organization in xinjiang, china. East turkestan islamic movement etim, uighur jihadists have now spread.
Abdul hameed, abdul azeez makhdoom, and abdul hakeem makhdoom launched the islamic party of turkistan in 1940. In 1989 zeydin yusup started the group which was originally called east turkistan islamic party etip. Latest and breaking news on turkistan islamic party. The east turkestan islamic movement etim also known as the turkistan islamic party tip, turkistan islamic movement tim, and other names. The territory of xinjiang has been continuously controlled. East turkistan islamic party appeals for new recruits in new. They first threatened attacks on the 2008 olympic games. Description the east turkistan islamic movement etim is a small islamic extremist group linked to alqaida and the international jihadist movement. The eastern turkistan islamic movement is an organization that includes components in kyrgyzstan, afghanistan, uzbekistan, kazakhstan, pakistan, and the xinjiang province of china. On may 21, the turkistan islamic party s tip arm in syria released an hourplus, documentarystyle video encouraging muslims in the west to emigrate for jihad. Alqaeda, the turkestan islamic party, and the bishkek chinese embassy bombing by uran botobekov the august 30 bombing of the chinese embassy in bishkek came after alqaedas leader praised uyghur.
Etim seeks to separate the uighur people, an ethnically and religiously unique group, from china to create east turkestan. Turkistan islamic party photo report shows clashes with regime forces in homs. East turkistan islamic movement etim the investigative. However historically its links can be traced back to 1940s when islamic party of turkistan or turkistan islamic movement was founded by abdul azeez makhdoommahsum, abdul hakeem and abdul hameed. China is an enemy who has invaded muslim countries and. While the tip has been active in syria, the organizations core leadership is based in afghanistan and pakistan, with a presence in its home. Nov 25, 20 the turkistan islamic party tip is the first group to claim responsibility for the attack on 28 october, when a fourwheel drive vehicle ploughed through a group of pedestrians near the iconic.
Islamic movement, and the turkistan islamic party on violence in xinjiang is minimal, beijings concerns about these linkages are real and drive its approach to terrorism at home and abroad. Etim was founded in late 1990s, by hasan mahsum and abudukadir yapuquan. The east turkestan islamic movement etim council on. Turkistan islamic party increases its media profile. Another major concern in relation to international terrorism is regional stability in the middle east, africa, central asia, and south asia. The turkistan islamic party tip, a largely uyghur jihadi movement advocating the independence of the chinese province of xinjiang, has become embroiled in the syrian civil war. The group is active in the ongoing xinjiang conflict. Using a casestudy approach and interviews, this article attempts to provide information. The eastern turkistan islamic movement etim is based in the xinjiang province of china, an area populated largely by uighurs, who are ethnically turkic and practice sufi islam. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Since its emergence in 2007 it has claimed responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks, and the chinese government accuses it of over 200, resulting in 162 deaths and over 440 injuries. Dec 09, 2017 zawahiri lauds leaders of the turkistan islamic party shaykhhasanmahsum and abd al. Journal of the turkistan islamic party urges jihad in china.
The presence and activity of uyghurs in the turkestan islamic party in syria draws beijings attention to the middle east september 29, 2016 alqaeda, the turkestan islamic party, and the. On may 21, the turkistan islamic partys tip arm in syria released an hourplus, documentarystyle video encouraging muslims in the west to emigrate for jihad. Backgrounders the east turkestan islamic movement etim. Jul 10, 2018 on may 21, the turkistan islamic partys tip arm in syria released an hourplus, documentarystyle video encouraging muslims in the west to emigrate for jihad. The turkistan islamic party calls upon the muslims of turkistan, the muhajireen, and the muslims everywhere, and the supporters of righteousness and the oppressed, all over the world to adhere to the book and the laws, and liberate themselves of the apostates, and be loyal to the believers. Eastern turkistan islamic party sarki turkistan islam partisi6 was reportedly created, the party which according to the study mentioned above was responsible for the baren rebellion of april 1990. Explore turkistan islamic party profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of turkistan islamic. Among the incidents tip took credit for was a series. Apr 11, 2009 the latest issue of a journal entitled turkistan almuslimah muslim turkistan was recently published by a jihadi web forum, march 26. Eastern turkistan islamic movement etim narrative start.
The militant islamist group east turkistan islamic party etim released a new propaganda video, in which it appealed to muslims in turkistan to join the groups camps in waziristan, pakistan. According to the chinese government, it is a violent separatist movement and is often. Pdf journal of the turkistan islamic party urges jihad in. Apr 15, 2009 the militant islamist group east turkistan islamic party etim released a new propaganda video, in which it appealed to muslims in turkistan to join the groups camps in waziristan, pakistan. Its stated goals are the independence of east turkestan. Islamist group claims responsibility for attack on chinas. Its stated goal is the independence of east turkestan. Policy congressional research service 1 aftermath of the 911 attacks china has seen itself as a victim of terrorist attacks in the 1990s, thought to be committed by some muslim extremists ethnic uighur separatists in the northwestern xinjiang region. Chinas communist regime, which fears that china could splinter if regional separatist movements gain ground, has long called etim a terrorist group. The muslim separatist group, based in the xinjiang province in northwest. Its stated goals are the independence of east turkestan from china.
After being set free from prison in 1979, abdul hakeem instructed hasan mahsum and other uyghurs in fundamentalist islam. After the breakup of the hun empire, east turkistan was annexed by the chinese. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The east turkestan independence movement, also known as the xinjiang independence movement or the uyghur independence movement, is a political and social movement seeking independence for xinjiang uyghur autonomous region of china as a homeland for the uyghur people, to be named east turkestan. The etims aim is the establishment of a fundamentalist muslim state to be called east turkistan. Although the tip has carried out few attacks in china, it is a frequent contributor of antichinese and antiamerican propaganda to alqaeda online forums. The eastern turkistan islamic movement etim was designated a terrorist organization by afghanistan, kyrgyzstan, china, the united states, and the united nations in 2002.
Tip is said to be an another name for the eastern turkistan islamic party etip, also known as the eastern turkistan islamic movement etim. The east turkestan islamic movement etim council on foreign. The presence and activity of uyghurs in the turkestan islamic party in syria draws beijings attention to the middle east september 29, 2016 alqaeda, the turkestan islamic party, and the bishkek. There is a deluge of jihadistrelated content online these days, with much of it being redundant. The turkistan islamic party tip is the first group to claim responsibility for the attack on 28 october, when a fourwheel drive vehicle ploughed through a group of pedestrians near the iconic. The turkistan islamic party tip, a largely uyghur jihadi movement advocating the independence of the chinese province. Turkistan islamic party seizes and pillages public. The turkistan islamic party is a militant group with an obscure presence in its home territory of china and an active, visible presence overseas in the syrian war. Etimtips islamic fundamentalist representations and narratives. Chinese officials have labeled tip the leading terrorist organization involved in a separatist movement in western china. Turkistan may be said to have entered history with the conquest of kashgaria by the huns at the beginning of the 2nd century bc.
Eastern turkistan islamic movement etim, also known as turkistan islamic party tip suspected alias, eastern turkistan islamic party, etip, etim, east turkistan islamic movement, east turkistan islamic party of allah, east turkistan. Zawahiri blasts the chinese government as an atheist occupier, saying that chinese authorities prevent the muslims of east turkistan from performing their religious rites and forces them to change their religion. The turkistan islamic party tip, an al qaedaaffiliated group, has released a series of images showing a large number of fighters preparing for battle in syria. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The period from march 2019 to september 19 of the same year witnessed the turkistan islamic partytips continued acts of confiscation and pillage which targeted public properties in western. Tip division in syria releases second video on battles in sahl alghab hama tags. Eastern turkestan islamic movement eastern turkistan.
About ad 400 the hephthalites created an empire in west turkistan. While fighting in syria, the turkestan islamic party has joined forces. The turkistan islamic party tip, an uighurled and pakistanbased militant group, in its own words seeks to liberate east turkistan xinjiang from its communist oppressors. East turkestan islamic movement simple english wikipedia. Turkistan islamic party tip or the eastern turkistan islamic party etip. The turkistan islamic party tip is an islamic extremist terrorist organisation seeking the expulsion of china from east turkestan. The turkistan islamic party was originally subordinated to the islamic movement of uzbekistan imu but then split off and declared its name as tip and started making itself known by promoting itself with its islamic turkistan magazine and voice of islam media in chinese, arabic, russian, and turkish in order to reach out to global jihadists.
The latest issue of a journal entitled turkistan almuslimah muslim turkistan was recently published by a jihadi web forum, march 26. The lineage of east turkistan islamic movement etim could be traced back to 1940, when the hizbul islam liturkistan islamic party of turkistan or turkistan. Turkistan islamic party wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The east turkestan islamic movement etim is a small islamic separatist group said to be active in xinjiang province in western china. Search turkestan islamic party site intelligence group. Etim has reportedly committed over 200 acts of terrorism between 1990 to 2001, resulting in at least 162 deaths and over 440 injuries. Background information on the eastern turkistan islamic movement. Separatist video a group calling itself the turkistan islamic party tip released a video last week threatening attacks on china during the olympic games in beijing, according to internet monitoring groups in the us. Abdullah mansour is a leader of the east turkestan islamic movement also known as the turkistan islamic party and the turkistan islamic movement, an islamic terrorist and uyghur separatist organization founded by militants in western china, the xinjiang region. Pdf journal of the turkistan islamic party urges jihad. Turkistan islamic party musters large force for battles in syria thomas joscelyn june 29, 2019.
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