It is not known exactly how many went. Most were civilians. But in 2017 Mr Assad’s ambassador to China said that between 4,000 and 5,000 Uyghurs were fighting in Syria.

China's top ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday stressed that China is "greatly concerned" over the Syrian Army "granting senior ranks to foreign terrorist fighters", including the ...

China has expressed concern over reports that the Syrian army has given senior ranks to foreign fighters, including members of the Uygur separatist Turkestan Islamic Party. On Wednesday ...

Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting with then-Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, in Beijing, China, Dec. 24, 2015 (AP photo by Mark Schiefelbein). As a result ...

Image Source : AP China's permanent representative to the UN, Fu Cong. In what comes as a shocking development for China, the new Syrian government has started to appoint foreign fighters ...