Turkistan Islamic Party: Islamic extremist organization in China
The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM, also known as the Turkistan Islamic Party, Turkistan Islamic Movement, and other names); is a Waziri based mujahideen organization.
Its stated goals are the independence of East Turkestan. ETIM has reportedly committed over 200 acts of terrorism between 1990 and 2001, resulting in at least 162 deaths and over 440 injuries.
| Turkistan Islamic Party | |
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| تۈركىستان ئىسلام پارتىيىسى | |
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| Leaders | |
| Governing body | Shura Council |
| Dates of operation | 1997–present |
| Group(s) | Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria |
| Motives | An Islamic state in Xinjiang and the entire Central Asia, eventually Caliphate |
| Headquarters | Idlib Governorate, Syria (largest operation base) |
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| Ideology | Anti-Chinese sentiment Anti-Zionism Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism Separatism |
| Status | Designated as a terrorist organization by China, the European Union, the United Nations and multiple other governments; the ETIM is no longer designated as a terrorist organization by the United States since 2020, however the TIP is still designated as a terrorist organization. The U.S. views the TIP as separate from the ETIM. (see below) |
| Size | 1,000 in Afghanistan (2022 UN report) 4,000 in Syria |
| Allies |
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| Opponents |  Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
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