ISIS arm of Uighur fighters vow blood will 'flow in rivers' in China
China is worried that Uighurs, mostly Muslim people from western China's Xinjiang region, have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight for militant groups there.
Reuters
| Posted by Ashna Kumar
Beijing, March 2, 2017 | UPDATED 10:13 IST
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Uighurs are Muslims of western China's Xinjiang region.
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ISIS has released a video vowing to flood China's rivers with blood.
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However, China denies any repression in Xinjiang.
Vowing to plant their flag in China and that blood will "flow in rivers", a new video released this week purportedly by the Islamic State group shows ethnic Uighur fighters training in Iraq, underscoring what Beijing sees as a serious threat.
China is worried that Uighurs, a mostly Muslim people from western China's Xinjiang region, have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight for militant groups there, having travelled illegally via Southeast Asia and Turkey.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese hostage in 2015, demonstrating China's concern about Uighurs it says are fighting in the Middle East.
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