Xinjiang conflict | ||||||||
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Part of the Cold War and the War on Terror | ||||||||
Xinjiang region in China |
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Belligerents | ||||||||
ETPRP (1969–1989) URFET (1969–1989) Supported by: Soviet Union (1969–1989) Mongolian People's Republic (1960–1989) |
Turkistan Islamic Party |
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Xi Jinping (2012–present) Mao Zedong (1945–1976) Hua Guofeng (1976–1981) Deng Xiaoping (1981–1989) Jiang Zemin (1989–2002) Hu Jintao (2002–2012) |
Yusupbek Mukhlisi (1969–1989) |
Abdullah Mansour Zeydin Yusup † Hasan Mahsum † Abdul Haq (WIA) Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani † |
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Casualties and losses | ||||||||
~1,000 killed (2007–2016) |
Turkistan Islamic Party
ETLO (2000–2003)
Supported by:
Al-Qaeda
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
IMU
IJU
Hizb ut-Tahrir
ETESA (denied)