Kyrgyzstan: Bakiyev Courts Support of Believers (EurasiaNet)
BY ALISHER KHAMIDOV With Kyrgyzstan’s July 23 presidential election fast approaching, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration is trying to court the support of Muslims, while cracking down on suspected members of radical Islamic groups.

Kyrgyz security forces kill 3 suspected members of terrorist organization (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz security forces killed three alleged members of a terrorist organization in a shootout this weekend, authorities said Monday – the latest in a series of clashes with militants in this poor Central Asian nation.

Mercy Corps’ Mongolian horse race draws opposition from equestrian groups (The Oregonian)
Equestrian groups oppose a 534-mile contest dreamed up by Mercy Corps in Scotland

China, Mongolia launch joint peacekeeping exercise (People’s Daily)
Chinese and Mongolian armed forces kicked off a joint peacekeeping exercise in Beijing on Sunday, sources with China’s Defense Ministry said. Coded “Peacekeeping Mission-2009″, the exercise is the first joint peacekeeping exercise that China has held with another country. It also marks the first joint military training between China and Mongolia. The exercise was set to boost the capacity of …

Chinese vice premier: China seeks to expand co-op with Uzbekistan in all fields (People’s Daily)
&$ &$Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov in Tashkent June 28, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)&$ &$ Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that China is willing to expand cooperation with Uzbekistan on wide-ranging issues while meeting with Uzbek President Islam Karimov. “Uzbekistan, as a country with important influence in central Asia, …

Over 20 kg of Russia-bound heroin seized in Kyrgyzstan (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
BISHKEK, June 30 (RIA Novosti) – Drug police near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek have seized over 20 kilograms of heroin bound for Russia, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Kyrgyzstan tackles black economy (Asia Times)
BISHKEK – A bill allowing people to declare assets and unpaid tax without fear of retribution has sailed through the Kyrgyz parliament, after an earlier version had to be amended because of objections that it would help money-launderers.

Kyrgyzstan says dead militant trained in Pakistan (The Star)
BISHKEK (Reuters) – The leader of a group of Islamist militants killed last week by Kyrgyz security forces was trained in Pakistan, officials said on Monday.

Kyrgyzstan says dead militant trained in Pakistan (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BISHKEK, June 29 (Reuters) – The leader of a group of Islamist militants killed last week by Kyrgyz security forces was trained in Pakistan, officials said on Monday. The ex-Soviet Central …

Kyrgyzstan kills suspected Islamist militants (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Group of Islamist militants killed – Kyrgyz security * Militants killed in village near border with Uzbekistan (Changes dateline, previous BISHKEK, adds details) By Hulkar Isamova and Olga …

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