East Turkestan Islamic Movement

Definitions of East Turkestan Islamic Movement

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: East Turkistan Islamic Movement

   example of:

   FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals