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Farrukh Umari

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Screenshot of Gulmurod Halimov in video talking about his defection. The video has since been deleted.

Why Tajikistan’s special forces chief joined ISIS

June 1, 2015Conflict

Tajikistan’s government claims nearly 400 Tajik nationals are fighting with ISIS. The latest to join from this Central Asian nation might be the highest profile: the head of the country’s special forces branch of its police.

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