Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.
(Image credit: Emily Feng)
أصبح الآلاف من الأويغور مقاتلين رئيسيين ضد نظام الأسد في سوريا. وللمرة الأولى وافقوا على إجراء مقابلات معهم. أمضت NPR أسابيع مع بعضهم لفهم سبب فرارهم من الصين إلى سوريا.
Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.
(Image credit: Emily Feng)