# Syria: Exclusive look at Uyghur fighters’ integration into armed forces

https://mins.news/en/item/80690

- France 24, 2026-09-30 16:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260930-syria-an-exclusive-look-at-the-integration-of-uyghur-fighters-in-armed-forces

> Several foreign fighter factions are credited with helping topple Bashar al-Assad in Syria nearly two years ago, including Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic minority. They later became one of the largest foreign-fighter contingents in Syria, while those who stayed and built lives there remained notably secretive.

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