The State Department reminds U.S. citizens that extremist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaida, may be planning terrorist acts targeting Americans or American interests in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Suicide bombers have been employed by terrorists in neighboring Uzbekistan. Travel by U.S. Government personnel to areas of the Kyrgyz Republic south and west of Osh is currently restricted, due to the history of IMU activity in the area and the presence of land mines in the Batken Oblast region and along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border.
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