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)
数千名维吾尔人成为反对叙利亚阿萨德政权的主要战士。他们第一次同意接受采访。美国国家公共广播电台花了数周时间采访了其中一些人,以了解他们逃离中国前往叙利亚的原因。
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)