Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: World View: With Rise of ISIS, Violence Flares in Central Asia’s Fergana Valley

Aug 15, 2015 | John J. Xenakis, Breitbart
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Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have sent troops and officials to a Fergana Valley (or Ferghana Valley) border regions where there are violence is increasing in border disputes. Negotiations are ongoing to prevent the further spread of violence. The densely populated Fergana Valley sits at the intersection of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. In 2009, I wrote about the rise of the al-Qaeda linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and about the importance of the Fergana Valley to the U.S. for Afghan war logistics.