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China Targets Parents In New Religion Rules For Xinjiang
Parents and guardians in China's Muslim majority region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules.
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How Al- Qaeda-Linked Uighur Militants Are Affecting China
The suicide bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on August 30 highlighted the expanding threat of an ethnic Uighur militant group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement - and the growing Chinese involvement in Syria and Afghanistan to combat it.
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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Says Has Eliminated Uighur Militants From Territory
Pakistan has eliminated all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from its territory, but must remain vigilant to ensure they don't return, the country's defence minister said in Beijing today.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in China for Talks Amid Uighur Strains
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed for China today having secured NATO's backing for Ankara's fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, but facing tensions with Beijing over China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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At Least 18 Killed in Bomb Attack in China's Xinjiang: Report
Ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China's far western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported today, and at least 18 people were killed.
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8 Sentenced To Die For Attacks In China's Xinjiang: CCTV
A Chinese court condemned eight people to death today for two deadly attacks in Xinjiang, as Beijing cracks down hard on violence in the homeland of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority.
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Fighters Back From Iraq, Syria Are Threat: China
China and its Central Asian neighbors face increased terrorism threats as their own nationals return home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, the head of a regional anti-terrorism organization said Thursday.
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China Police Seize 1.8 Tonnes of Bomb Material in Xinjiang: Sources
Police in China's restive Xinjiang seized 1.8 tonnes of bombmaking material and detained five people, authorities said on Tuesday, following a string of deadly attacks blamed on militants from the Muslim Uighur homeland.
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Xinjiang Attack Marks Dramatic Shift in Militant Tactics: Experts
The bombing of a civilian market in Xinjiang represents a shift in tactics by militants towards more spectacular attacks, analysts say, to invite a disproportionate response by China and so radicalise the Muslim Uighur homeland.
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China says 11 'terrorists' killed in new Xinjiang unrest
Eleven "terrorists" were killed during an attack in China's far western region of Xinjiang on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said, in the latest violence to hit a part of the country with a large Muslim population.
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China state media calls for strong action after Tiananmen attack
Chinese state media demanded severe punishment on Thursday for those behind what China said is a holy war aimed at Beijing, which it has blamed on Islamist militants from the restive Xinjiang region.
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China blames Pakistan-trained militants for attack
China on Monday blamed Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for an attack that killed six civilians in one of the most troubled ethnic regions where police later fatally shot five suspects.
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China Targets Parents In New Religion Rules For Xinjiang
Parents and guardians in China's Muslim majority region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules.
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How Al- Qaeda-Linked Uighur Militants Are Affecting China
The suicide bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on August 30 highlighted the expanding threat of an ethnic Uighur militant group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement - and the growing Chinese involvement in Syria and Afghanistan to combat it.
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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Says Has Eliminated Uighur Militants From Territory
Pakistan has eliminated all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from its territory, but must remain vigilant to ensure they don't return, the country's defence minister said in Beijing today.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in China for Talks Amid Uighur Strains
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed for China today having secured NATO's backing for Ankara's fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, but facing tensions with Beijing over China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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At Least 18 Killed in Bomb Attack in China's Xinjiang: Report
Ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China's far western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported today, and at least 18 people were killed.
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8 Sentenced To Die For Attacks In China's Xinjiang: CCTV
A Chinese court condemned eight people to death today for two deadly attacks in Xinjiang, as Beijing cracks down hard on violence in the homeland of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority.
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Fighters Back From Iraq, Syria Are Threat: China
China and its Central Asian neighbors face increased terrorism threats as their own nationals return home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, the head of a regional anti-terrorism organization said Thursday.
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China Police Seize 1.8 Tonnes of Bomb Material in Xinjiang: Sources
Police in China's restive Xinjiang seized 1.8 tonnes of bombmaking material and detained five people, authorities said on Tuesday, following a string of deadly attacks blamed on militants from the Muslim Uighur homeland.
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Xinjiang Attack Marks Dramatic Shift in Militant Tactics: Experts
The bombing of a civilian market in Xinjiang represents a shift in tactics by militants towards more spectacular attacks, analysts say, to invite a disproportionate response by China and so radicalise the Muslim Uighur homeland.
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China says 11 'terrorists' killed in new Xinjiang unrest
Eleven "terrorists" were killed during an attack in China's far western region of Xinjiang on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said, in the latest violence to hit a part of the country with a large Muslim population.
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China state media calls for strong action after Tiananmen attack
Chinese state media demanded severe punishment on Thursday for those behind what China said is a holy war aimed at Beijing, which it has blamed on Islamist militants from the restive Xinjiang region.
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China blames Pakistan-trained militants for attack
China on Monday blamed Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for an attack that killed six civilians in one of the most troubled ethnic regions where police later fatally shot five suspects.
