China: Fears of terrorism as Uighur IS fighters vow blood will ‘flow in rivers’
3rd March 2017
Thousands of Muslim worshipers kneel on prayer carpets outside of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang province western China. Source: Pete Niesen / Shutterstock.com
VOWING to plant their flag in China and that blood will “flow in rivers”, a 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, highlighting China’s concern about Uighurs it says are fighting in the Middle East.
Read more at https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/03/china-fears-terrorism-uighur-fighters-vow-blood-will-flow-rivers/#xWrcWJQgBp5bcLxi.99
That picture above is China, many would not think so. Luckily, problems are mainly located in that one province and the militants that are, are not very well armed.
