![]() ![]() ![]() This was confirmed in another report on Decemwhich indicated that the organisation had been in contact with al-Qaeda operatives. Intelligence sources indicated that the terrorist organisation Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) had regrouped in southern Uzbekistan following their near destruction in 2001 under Tohir Yo‘ldosh. The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the possibility that former Soviet nuclear weapons might become available on the black market (so-called 'loose nukes'), while no warheads were known to be have been mislaid, it has been alleged that suitcase-size bombs might be unaccounted for. government's greatest concerns following the declaration of the War on Terrorism was the possibility of terrorist organisation, such as al-Qaeda, obtaining loose nuclear weapons. In total the United States lost three U.S Army Rangers, five Delta Force and one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, including eight U.S. Special Forces and Delta Force secured an ex-Soviet nuclear warhead during an intense firefight outside the Uzbek town of Kara-Shuluk with terrorists of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) that claimed the lives of several U.S. The operation was successful after a combined force of U.S. The operation was carried out between May 12 to May 18, 2007. President John McCain in 2007 in order to secure former Soviet nuclear weapons stockpiles in Uzbekistan that had the potential to be used by terrorists organisations, including al-Qaeda. Special Operations mission authorized by U.S. Elimination of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistanġst Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.Army Rangers near the town of Kara-Shuluk, Uzbekistan on May 17, 2007. ![]()
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