Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Clash

Kyrgyzstan's border police released a statement July 18 saying the situation in Ala-Buka district on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border is stable following a skirmish between citizens and police on both sides of the border a day earlier. Though the incident appears to have been isolated, it took place at a time when several separate but interconnected security issues threaten to undermine the stability of Central Asia.