east turkestan islamic movement

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsEast Turkistan Islamic Movement

   Broaderterrorist organization

   Xinjiang · terrorism

Questions about east turkestan islamic movement

What does east turkestan islamic movement mean?

east turkestan islamic movement means "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".

What is another word for east turkestan islamic movement?

Close synonyms include East Turkistan Islamic Movement. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.