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Islamic State Lures Central Asians
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02.06.2015
The video of Tajikistan's former special service chief Gulmurod Khalimov announcing his "defection" to Islamic State has caused alarm in Central Asia, renewing debate over the threat the group might pose to the region.
Some worry that Central Asia might follow the radical path of countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria. The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov in the Kazakhstan capital of Almaty has this assessment.
Estimates vary, but it is thought that 1,500 to 4,000 Central Asians have joined different Islamist militant groups in Syria.
Many are recruited from the thousands who have travelled abroad for work - mostly those in Russia, who are particularly vulnerable to jihadist propaganda messages.
Some worry that Central Asia might follow the radical path of countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria. The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov in the Kazakhstan capital of Almaty has this assessment.
Estimates vary, but it is thought that 1,500 to 4,000 Central Asians have joined different Islamist militant groups in Syria.
Many are recruited from the thousands who have travelled abroad for work - mostly those in Russia, who are particularly vulnerable to jihadist propaganda messages.
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