Uyghur Jihadists Gain Senior Posts in Syria’s New Islamist Security Forces: Terror Attacks Into Central Asia Expected

Uyghur Jihadists Gain Senior Posts in Syria’s New Islamist Security Forces: Terror Attacks Into Central Asia Expected

Uyghur Jihadists from the East Turkestan Islamic Party have been appointed to senior positions within the new security forces of Syria, following the overthrow of the Syrian government by Islamist jihadist paramilitaries on December 8, 2024. The bulk of the fighting forces which overthrew the Syrian state including the large majority of its most capable combat units, were drawn from foreign jihadist groups across the world, with Central Asian ji…