# Syria: An exclusive look at the integration of Uyghur fighters in the armed forces

https://mins.news/en/video/80656

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1zUk7MB7p0

> Several foreign fighter factions are credited with helping topple Bashar al-Assad nearly two years ago, including Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic minority concentrated across Central Asia, especially China’s Xinjiang region. They later became one of Syria’s largest foreign-fighter contingents, though those who stayed have remained notably secretive.

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