Tohir Yo‘ldosh

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Uzbekistani Islamist (1967–2009)

Tohir Yo'ldosh (Yunusov Umid), (born Tohir Abdulhalilovich Yuldashev, Russian: Тахир Абдулхалилович Юлдашев (Yunusov Umid), 2 October 1967 – 1 October 2009) was an Uzbek Islamist militant who cofounded the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), an Islamist organization active in Central Asia, with Juma Namangani in August 1998. According to the Defense Intelligence Agency he was a key leader opposing US forces during Operation Anaconda. The United Nations considers the IMU an Islamic terrorist organization.

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