east turkistan islamic movement

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east turkistan islamic movement - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  East Turkistan Islamic Movement
      n 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 [syn: East Turkistan Islamic Movement,
           East Turkestan Islamic Movement]