The U.S. and China should be working together to root out militant groups, particularly in Pakistan. So why aren't they? The Urumqi attack hints that the nature of separatism and terrorism in ...

Central Asia has significant ethnic and religious minorities, and populations of Russian-speaking Slavs. Islamism threatens to upset that delicate balance—and with it, the élites who rule the ...

The Chinese government accused him of being affiliated with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and engaging in activities within terrorist organizations while residing in Turkey. “I am deeply ...

they demand that Kabul should refrain from restricting the activities of Afghanistan-based Uyghur militants from the so-called East Turkestan Islamic Movement, designated as a terrorist ...

Many Uighurs still identify their homeland by its previous name, East Turkestan. China claims that Uighurs hold extremist views that are a threat to security. They point to attacks in 2013 and ...

The defense official added that in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the terrorist groups the Al-Nusra Front and the Turkestan Islamic Party shelled the Syrian government forces' positions five times ...