Fighting Continues in Southern Uzbekistan
Guerrillas in southern Uzbekistan are surrounded and running out of ammunition, official sources claim
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
Batken Conflict Returns
For the second year in succession guerrillas break into the Batken region in southern Kyrgyzstan
21 Feb 05
Incursions Part of Bigger Picture
An upsurge in activity by Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas across three Central Asian republics points to the influence of external forces
21 Feb 05
Interrogation Hospitalises Newspaper Editor
The deputy editor of a leading independent Kyrgyz daily is in hospital following a prolonged interrogation by Kyrgyz national security officers
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan's Guerrilla Dilemma
Internal political divisions restrict Tajikistan's efforts to crush Islamic guerrillas
21 Feb 05
Guerrillas Enter Tashkent District
A second guerrilla incursion into Uzbekistan this August brings conflict much closer to the capital Tashkent.
21 Feb 05
Tajik Border Hardship
Life in the once prosperous Khatlon province is now an exercise in surviving natural and man-made disasters
21 Feb 05
Caspian Oil Feud
Ashgabat ups the ante in its Caspian Sea oilfield dispute with Azerbaijan
21 Feb 05
Prominent Uzbek Journalist Faces Prosecution
Rights campaigners in Uzbekistan say the authorities are prosecuting a fiercely outspoken journalist in an attempt to silence the independent media.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz IMU Fears Mount
Two attacks in one week in the Batken region point to a new campaign by Islamic militants
21 Feb 05
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