The Uyghurs with TIP in Syria were not influenced by Xinjiang salafi terrorists

Last updated Nov 23, 2022

• They are not the product of
  • a cohesive history of Uyghur terrorist groups
  • or Salafist movement inside Xinjiang
• they are
  • refugees from China’s war on terror.
  • Driven to fight in a foreign war far away from Xinjiang
  • either
    • in the hope of one day using their experience to fight China
    • or as a means of survival and a sense of belonging