Why were Uyghurs fighting in Syria's civil war?

When NPR correspondent Emily Feng found herself in Syria after the fall of Bashar Al Assad, the last people she expected to see were Uyghurs from Xinjiang. But there they were, walking arm in arm with Syrian Arab fighters. Thousands of Uyghurs were living in Syria – and they’d become a vital part of the rebel forces that toppled the Assad regime at the end of 2024. But what motivated their fighting, so far from home? Guest: Emily Feng, NPR correspondent in Washington DC, formerly covering China and Taiwan. Author of 'Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria...