Syria to hand over Uyghur jihadist fighters to China
Syrian authorities intend to hand over jihadist fighters from China's Uyghur minority to Beijing, two sources told AFP on Monday, as Damascus's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani makes his first visit to the country.
The issue of the Uyghur fighters was expected to be on Shaibani's agenda in Beijing, a Syrian government source told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that "based on China's request, Damascus intends to hand over the fighters in batches."
A Syrian diplomatic source, also requesting anonymity, told AFP that "Syria intends to hand over 400 Uyghur fighters to China in the coming period."
Source: Agence France Presse
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