Some 20,000 Uyghurs have put down roots in Syria, originally drawn by the fight to oust former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In the meantime they are running bakeries, building homes, and enrolling their children in Arabic-language schools. But their future is uncertain, as a landmark NPR investigation revealed last month. Not only are the ethnic … Continue reading Uyghur Foreign Fighters Complicate Ties Between Damascus and Beijing
The ethnic Turkic people, shock troops in rebels’ fight to oust Assad, are digging in for a long stay in Syria as China demands they be deported.