The Unseen Consequences of China's Repression As the world grapples with global terrorism, a lesser known chapter in the Syrian civil war has come into focus: the involvement of thousands of Uyghur fighters in the overthrow of President Bashar al Assad.
A recent NPR report sheds light on these foreign fighters, many of whom fled China's Xinjiang region to join the opposition against Assad.
Their stories are harrowing and complex, raising more questions than answers about China's treatment of its Muslim minority population.