Noun: East Turkestan 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
- Turkistan Islamic Party, East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Type of: foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization
Encyclopedia: East Turkestan Islamic Movement