The Turkistan Islamic Party, which is fighting in Syria under the “Turkistani Battalion" for al Qaeda, has purportedly released photos of newly captured fighter jets at the Abu al-Duhur near Aleppo. The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) was founded by Uyghur militants in western China and has been involved in global terror since its inception in 1993. According to The Long War Journal: "The Turkistan Islamic Party also operates in China as well as Central and South Asia and is thought to have scores of fighters in Pakistan’s tribal areas and in Afghanistan. Its fighters have been killed by Coalition forces in Afghanistan and by US drone strikes in Pakistan. Several TIP senior leaders have also been appointed to top positions in al Qaeda’s network in Pakistan." TIP members have been involved in the Idlib offensive in Syria, serving alongside al Qaeda militants and fighting against ISIS.
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