Xinjiang conflict
Xinjiang region in China
Date1954[1] – present (70 years)
Location
Xinjiang, China (mainly)
StatusOngoing
Parties
Armed groups:
Turkistan Islamic Party
(2007–)
ETIM
(1997–2003)[2]
Supported by:
Al-Qaeda[3]
Pakistani Taliban[3]

ETPP
(1968–89)
Various small groups[4]
Casualties
Death(s)~1,000 (since 2007)[6][7]
Injuries>1,700[8]
  1. ^ Millward, James (2004). "Violent Separatism in Xinjiang: A Critical Assessment" (PDF). Policy Studies. 6: 6. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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  4. ^ Reed & Raschke (2010), p. 37.
  5. ^ Associate Professor Department of International Relations Jae Ho Chung; Jae Ho Chung; Tao-chiu Lam (16 October 2009). China's Local Administration: Traditions and Changes in the Sub-National Hierarchy. Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-135-20372-6.
  6. ^ Collins, Gabe (23 January 2015). "Beijing's Xinjiang Policy: Striking Too Hard?". The Diplomat. China's long-running Uighur insurgency has flared up dramatically of late, with more than 900 recorded deaths in the past seven years.
  7. ^ Martina, Michael; Blanchard, Ben (20 November 2015). "China says 28 foreign-led 'terrorists' killed after attack on mine". Reuters. China's government says it faces a serious threat from Islamist militants and separatists in energy-rich Xinjiang, on the border of central Asia, where hundreds have died in violence in recent years.
  8. ^ Wong, Edward (25 August 2009). "Chinese President Visits Volatile Xinjiang". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2009.