Al Qaeda-linked IMU claims deadly ambush on Tajik troops, by Bill Roggio. The Long War Journal, September 23, 2010.
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan today took credit for the Sept. 19 ambush that killed 25 Tajik troops, and also threatened to carry out further attacks in the Central Asian country. An IMU spokesman named Abdufattoh Ahmadi claimed the attack during an interview with Radio Liberty's Tajik Service, according to a report at Reuters.

Ahmadi said the attacks are in response to the government's closing of mosques and arresting "Muslims."

"This is our response to Tajikistan's government, which has lately shut down a thousand mosques, which arrests Muslims without any reason and prohibits women from wearing Muslim clothes," Ahmadi said. "We demand a stop to this policy. Otherwise, terrorist attacks will continue."