Re: [Salon] The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them

To: salon@listserve.com, Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Salon] The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them
From: Mayraj Fahim <fmayraj@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 08:34:14 +0000 (UTC)
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They go where needed. They were also used in Afghanistan. Looks like still used to trouble Taliban now.
https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/how-the-rise-of-islamic-state-khorasan-in-afghanistan-feeds-uyghur-militancy/
How the Rise of Islamic State Khorasan in Afghanistan Feeds Uyghur Militancy

On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 04:49:59 AM GMT+5, Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/17/g-s1-113270/uyghurs-china-syria-war-fighters-rebels-bashar-al-assad

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