article_snippet: Zhang Chunxian, the Communist Party Secretary of the autonomous region, confirmed this week there have been individuals from Xinjiang travelling to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS, reported the People's Daily Online.
article_snippet: The provincial capital Urumqi witnessed a major riot in July 2009, which involved at least 1,000 Uyghurs and left 197 dead, according to Chinese media.
article_snippet: Border guarding: These female soldiers are stationed in western China where ethnic conflicts are a source of unrest .
highlights_snippet: Members have been trained as part of Xinjiang's border police .
  