Syria: An exclusive look at the integration of Uyghur fighters in armed forces
Several factions of foreign fighters are credited with helping topple Syria's Bashar al-Assad nearly two years ago - among them, the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim, Turkic ethnic minority spread across Central Asia - notably in China's Xinjiang region.
France 24 English1 source1 min readFiled September 30, 2026