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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Uyghurs among foreign militants given ranks in Syrian military

Syria’s new rulers have inducted foreign Islamist fighters, including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk, into the country’s military in the aftermath of president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

The new leadership under Abu Mohammed al Golani, chief of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a former Al Qaeda and Isis affiliate that led the rebellion against Mr Assad, last week unveiled an accord to dissolve the armed militias operating in the country and integrate them into the military.

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