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In October 2008, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security released a list of eight terrorists linked to ETIM, including some of the leadership, with detailed charges. They are:
| Name | Aliases | Charges | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memetiming Memeti | Abdul Haq | Leading the organization, inciting ethnic tensions in 2006 and 2007, buying explosives, organizing terrorist attacks against the 2008 Summer Olympics | Killed in North Waziristan drone attack |
| Emeti Yakuf | Aibu Abudureheman, Saifula, Abdul Jabar | Threatening to use biological and chemical weapons against servicepeople and Western politicians for the 2008 Olympics, disseminating manuals on explosives and poisons | Killed in North Waziristan drone attack |
| Memetituersun Yiming (Memet Tursun Imin) | Abuduaini | Raised funds for ETIM, tested bombs in the run-up to the Olympics | Since 2008, Western Asia |
| Memetituersun Abuduhalike (Memet Abduhaliq) | Metusun Abuduhalike, Ansarui, Naijimuding | Attacked government organizations, money laundering for ETIM operations, buying vehicles and renting houses for attacks | Unknown |
| Xiamisidingaihemaiti Abudumijiti | Saiyide | Recruiting for ETIM in the Middle East, blew up a Chinese supermarket | Unknown |
| Aikemilai Wumaierjiang | Assisted Xiamisidingaihemaiti Abudumijiti in the supermarket attack | Unknown | |
| Yakuf Memeti | Abudujilili Aimaiti, Abudula, Punjab | Sneaked into China illegally to gather information on Chinese neighborhoods, a failed suicide attack against oil refinery | Killed in North Waziristan drone attack |
| Tuersun Toheti | Mubaixier, Nurula | Organizing a terror team for the 2008 Olympics, buying raw materials for them and requesting chemical formulas for explosives | Killed in North Waziristan drone attack |
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