Concerns in Krygyzstan over citizens joining ISIL

Islamic Extremism

Published March 18, 2015 at 8:46 PM
Updated March 23, 2015 at 11:43 AM

Concern about extremists is spreading to many countries, especially those with large Muslim populations. Krygyzstan is one of them. It’s a nation that has seen an increasing number of its citizens joining ISIL. CCTV’s Michal Bardavid filed this report.

Highlights:

  • Approximately 85 percent of the Kyrgyz population is Muslim.
  • The country led by a secular State, has recently been concerned with the rise of extremism.
  • The International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence in London states the number of Central Asians fighting with the extremists are around 1,400.
  • The number of Kyrgyz nationals joining extremist Islamic State is still relatively low when compared to Western European countries such as the UK or Germany