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New Uighur jihadist group emerges in Syria | FDD's Long War JournalCaleb WeissIn July 2017, a new jihadist group began advertising its presence in northwestern Syria. The outfit, Katibat al Ghuraba, or Katibat al Ghuraba al Turkistan (KGT), claims to be mainly comprised of ethnic Uighurs, but other ethnicities are represented in its ranks as well. It is unclear what its relationship is with the largest ethnic Uighur organization in Syria, the Turkistan Islamic Party, which is affiliated with al Qaeda. However, it has become more prevalent on social media in recent weeks, as it takes part in battles against the Assad regime alongside other jihadist groups.KGT has uploaded several videos to YouTube. The productions include combat footage, interviews, lectures, as well as footage of a training camp and a school for children. More recent videos also show instructions on how to operate BMPs and T55 tanks. KGT appears to be based in Idlib, however, its men also fought near Sawran, Hama, in March. KGT has operated alongside Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and other allies in northern Hama. It has uploaded combat footage from southern Aleppo as well.Read more at: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/01/new-uighur-jihadist-group-emerges-in-syria.php