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The uncertain future of the foreign fighters who helped topple Syria's Assad

Uyghur fighters have been incorporated into the new Syrian government, but their future in Syria remains uncertain as China ramps up pressure to deport them back to China.

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Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.