Uighur Foreign Fighters: An Underexamined Jihadist Challenge
Uighurs, specifically individuals of Turkic decent from China’s northwest province of Xinjiang, have become a noticeable part of the constellation of globally active jihadist terror groups. Uighur jihadists first came to the world’s attention when the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan...
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ICCT | International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague
2017-11-01
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Series: | ICCT Research Papers |
Online Access: | https://icct.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ClarkeKan-Uighur-Foreign-Fighters-An-Underexamined-Jihadist-Challenge-Nov-2017-1.pdf |