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ISIS in Central Asia
Kazakhstan Considers Revoking Terrorists’ Citizenship
By Catherine Putz
If passed, a range of crimes, from joining a terrorist group to separatism, could be grounds to lose citizenship.
Is Tajikistan’s Most Famous Militant Gulmurod Khalimov Dead?
By Catherine Putz
Reports say that he was killed in an airstrike on Mosul over the weekend, but he's been declared dead before.
New Year’s Nightclub Attacker Caught in Istanbul
By Catherine Putz
Turkish authorities say Abdulgadir Masharipov, an Uzbek citizen, confessed after being captured.
The Central Asian Women on the Frontline of Jihad
By Uran Botobekov
While ISIS draws in men to fight, it draws women to serve, marry, and remarry.
ISIS Uses Central Asians for Suicide Missions
By Uran Botobekov
As ISIS comes under pressure in Mosul, Central Asian fighters find themselves trapped.
Central Asian Children Cast as ISIS Executioners
By Uran Botobekov
ISIS often features Central Asia’s children in its propaganda videos, labeling them “Cubs of the Caliphate.”
Is Central Asia Ready to Face ISIS?
By Uran Botobekov
Central Asian governments, which often conflate extremism and dissent, are unprepared for the risk they face.
Has Iran Finally Found a Security Partner in Central Asia?
By Samuel Ramani
Warming security ties between Iran and Turkmenistan could have long-lasting implications.
ISIS and Central Asia: A Shifting Recruiting Strategy
By Uran Botobekov
The region’s leaders must ask themselves if they are ready to deal with new threats tailored to recruit the discontented.
Diplomatic Access: Kyrgyzstan
By Diplomatic Access
Kyrgyz Ambassador Toktogulov on Central Asian security, Kyrgyz-U.S. relations, and Kyrgyzstan's democracy.
Just How Many ISIS Fighters Are There in Afghanistan?
By Casey Michel
Estimates from Moscow’s special envoy to Kabul are a constantly changing thing.
How to Quit the Kazakh Media Game
By Catherine Putz
Russia vs Turkey and Uzbekistan’s co-opting of the ISIS threat; weekend reads.
Kyrgyzstan and the Islamists
By Umar Farooq
While detained in a Kyrgyzstan prison cell, our reporter speaks with some former ISIS members.
Tajikistan’s Destabilizing Threat Inflation
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan’s contradictions and Mongolian records, weekend reads.
Central Asia and the ISIS Phantom
By Cholpon Orozobekova
The region’s leaders have been playing up the ISIS threat. How real is it?
Russia Continues Inflating the ISIS Threat in Central Asia
By Casey Michel
ISIS is recruiting around the world, but Russian rhetoric boosts the threat of ISIS to the region beyond reality.
CSTO Gathers in Tajikistan, Talks ISIS
By Catherine Putz
Could Russian troops return to the Tajik-Afghan border? Only if asked.
Trouble in Tajikistan
By Cholpon Orozobekova
The ISIS obsession of President Emomali Rahmon could lead to further turmoil.
Tajikistan Arrests 14 For Allegedly Hoisting an ISIS Flag
By Catherine Putz
Authorities are pointing at members of the IRPT, though there doesn't seem to be much evidence.
Who Controls the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan?
By Catherine Putz
Also, what’s it like being a “dealmaker” in “the Stans” and other must-reads.
Uzbekistan Passes Law To Strip Citizenship From Terrorists
By Catherine Putz
Tajikistan has also similarly amended its laws to allow for revocation of citizenship.
Interview: ISIS in Central Asia
By Jacopo Dettoni
Tatyana Dronzina shares the results of her research into ISIS militants in Central Asia.
Is the ISIS Threat in Kyrgyzstan Real?
By Aidai Masylkanova
Speculation abounds after a mid-July incident in downtown Bishkek.
Several Suspected Terrorists Killed by Kyrgyz Police
By Catherine Putz
Five more were detained in a raid in Bishkek.
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