Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Employees of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of Tashkent region and the regional department of the State Security Service regularly organize operational and preventive measures aimed at improving the religious environment in Tashkent region.

In particular, in the course of regular control measures carried out in Tashkent region, 8 members of the terrorist organization "Katibatul tavhid val Jikhod" were detained, who were under the ideological influence of the organization and supported their activities.

As it became known, young people aged 22 to 25, having agreed, planned to leave for Syria in the future and join the ranks of the militants of the terrorist organization “Katibatul tavhid val Jikhod”.

Currently, additional investigations and investigative actions are being carried out on the fact.