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East Turkestan Islamic Movement  

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  • The Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) is a political separatist party of ethnic Uighurs based in Xinjiang, China. The TIP's militant wing, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), is reportedly associated with al Qaeda. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; East Turkestan Islamic Movement]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SF8LRX2R-W

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