NEFA Foundation: Interview with Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Commander Abdul Haq
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a two part interview with Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) commander Abdul Haq, which was published in the TIP’s “Islamic Turkestan” magazine. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Haq directed TIP’s military commander, in January 2008, “to attack various Chinese cities, particularly focusing on the cities holding the Olympic Games…Since late 2007, Abdul Haq sent terrorists to the Middle East to raise funds and buy explosive materials for terrorist attacks against Chinese targets outside China…As of 2005, Haq was also a member of al Qaida's Shura Council." In the interviews, Abdul Haq provides biographical information, as well as information on the history of TIP and its development.
The translated interview can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.
