East Turkistan Islamic Movement
a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression • Syn: East Turkestan Islamic Movement • Topics: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act • Regions: Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region • Instance Hypernyms: terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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