Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Basmachi movement" in English language version.
These traditionalist, protomujahideen—called Basmachi, meaning "bandits", by the Soviets— described themselves as standing for Islam, Turkic nationalism, and anticommunism. One of these bands of Muslim rebels was led by Enver Pasha, ...
The uprising spread, and as it gained strength, the Bolsheviks began to refer to its fighters as Basmachi, meaning "bandit" in the local tongues. As they prepared for the Hisor Expedition in the fall of 1920, Turkfront commanders viewed it as ...
The Communists' major problem now was how to counter the continuing nationalist Basmachi (meaning "bandit" in Uzbek) movement.