politics
Uyghur Fighters in Syria: A Tale of Struggle and Ambition
May 17, 2026
A group of Uyghur volunteers, a Turkic minority from China’s Xinjiang region, joined the Syrian war after years of persecution at home. In 2024 they helped plan a daring night attack that cut supply lines to Aleppo, a key city under the Assad regime. The operation began with fighters clearing an old
