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The Tajikistani Civil War, [pron 1] also known as the Tajik Civil War, began in May 1992 and ended in June 1997.Regional groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan rose up against the newly formed government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, which was dominated by people from the Khujand and Kulob regions.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan: 5 May 1992: 27 June 1997: Began when ethnic groups from the Gharm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan, which were underrepresented in the ruling elite, rose up against the national government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, in which people from the Leninabad and Kulob regions dominated.
A border conflict started between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on 28 April 2021. [26] The events surrounding the conflict's outbreak are disputed, but clashes reportedly began due to an old water dispute between the two countries, [27] [28] near the Vorukh enclave.
The United Tajik Opposition [a] (UTO) [b] was an alliance of democratic, nationalist and Islamist forces that officially banded together in 1993, after the most violent phase of the Tajik Civil War. The UTO fought against the pro-communist and Khujandi/Kulyabi government forces led by Emomali Rahmon , then Emomali Rakhmonov.
Tajikistan insurgency (2010–2012) Tajikistan: United Tajik Opposition. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Victory: 2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes (24–25 July 2012) Tajikistan: Tolib Ayombekov's militiamen (including Afghan fighters Victory: Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes (28 April–1 May 2021) Tajikistan Kyrgyz Republic: Ceasefire
Many politically active Pamiris later joined the democratic political movement La’al-e Badakhshan during the Tajik Civil war, which demanded autonomy and democratic rule for the region. [17] Regionalism was an important structuring factor in the Tajik Civil war, so that the Ismaili identity became a key marker of mobilization. [18]
Once part of the Samanid Empire, Tajikistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic . After independence, Tajikistan suffered from a devastating civil war which lasted from 1992 to 1997. Since the end of the war, newly established political stability and foreign aid ...
During the 1992-1997 Tajikistan Civil War, the region was a stronghold for forces opposed to the government of Emomalii Rahmon and became the site of numerous battles. Notably, four members of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan were murdered in the Garm district in 1998. [1]