Washington DC, June 6 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile expresses deep concern regarding the purported incorporation of Uyghur militants into Syria's national army under U.S.-endorsed agreements

According to a post shared by ETGE claimed that the so-called Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) was unrelated to the rightful cause of East Turkistan's independence.

TIP has been a vehicle for radical Islamist ideology and a Chinese intelligence instrument since its founding. Its purpose is to undermine the East Turkistani national movement by linking it to international jihadism and terrorism.

"Thousands of Uyghurs were lured into Syria under pretences, manipulated by a coordinated effort involving Chinese and Turkish intelligence services...