Photo allegedly shows Uighur militants fighting in Syria. (Photo: Twitter)
Up to 5,000 ethnic Uighurs from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are now fighting in various militant groups in Syria, the Syrian ambassador to China said on Monday, according to Reuters.
“Our estimated numbers, because of the numbers we fight against, we kill, we capture, we wound, would be around 4-5,000 Xinjiang jihadists,” Reuters quoted Imad Moustapha as saying. “China as well as every other country should be extremely concerned.”
According to Moustapha, some of the Uighurs were operating in Syria sa a part of ISIS. However, their majority was fighting “under their own banner” to promote their separatist cause.
The post Up To 5,000 Chinese Uighurs Fighting In Militant Groups In Syria appeared first on .
FILE IMAGE: AFP 2017/ OZAN KOSE
The Turkish military has seized a large ammunition depot belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the province of Sirnak in the southeastern part of the country, the Turkish media reported on Monday.
Turkish forces captured some “200 AK-47 long-barreled assault rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and a huge cache of other weapons and explosives,” the Daily Sabah daily reported citing military sources.
The depot was located in 25 different caves in the Incebel mountains. Pro-Turkish sources describe it as a largest-ever PKK weapons depot seized by security forces.
The post Turkish Military Discovered Large PKK Ammunition Depot In Sirnak Province appeared first on .
The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have advanced against Western-backed militants in the area east of the al-Seen Military Airbase. Pro-government fighters have captured al-Sabab Biyar and the Zaza Checkpoint.
Thus, the army and the NDF cut off one of the important roads that could be used by militants to link up their territory in the Syrian desert with the Qalamoun pocket.
Click to see the full-size map
The post Syrian Army Advanced Into Militant-held Area West Of al-Seen Military Airbase appeared first on .
This map provides a general look at the military situation in Iraq on May 8, 2017.
Click to see the full-size image
The post Military Situation In Iraq On May 8, 2017 (Map Update) appeared first on .