▁attacked ▁K ash gar ▁air field ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁but ▁were ▁defeated . ▁Ten ▁days ▁later ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Islam ic ▁irregular s ▁under ▁K ich ik ▁Ak und ▁attacked ▁and ▁seized ▁K ash gar ▁Old ▁City . ▁His ▁troops ▁wore ▁arm b ands ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" Fi ▁s abil ▁Al lah " ▁( A rab ic : ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁Al lah ). ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁K yr gy z ▁u pr ising ▁near ▁K ucha ▁and ▁Muslim ▁un rest ▁in ▁H ami . ▁ ▁Ma ▁H ush an ▁remained ▁at ▁K hot an ▁watching ▁the ▁situation . ▁His ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁P ai ▁T zu - li ▁and ▁Ma ▁Ju - lung , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁commander ▁at ▁K arg hal ik , ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁strike ▁against ▁K ash gar . ▁Ma ▁Ju - lung ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁at ▁K ash gar ▁to ▁reported ly ▁" put ▁down ▁the ▁reb els ▁of ▁K ich ik ▁Ak h und ", ▁but ▁K ich ik ▁Ak h und ▁had ▁secret ly ▁agreed ▁to ▁back ▁off ; ▁he ▁transferred ▁his ▁soldiers ▁and ▁himself ▁to ▁A ks u ▁while ▁K ash gar ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Ma ▁H ush an ▁without ▁a ▁battle . ▁The ▁F ay z abad - Mar al ▁B ashi ▁region ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Ma ▁Sh eng - k ue i ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade . ▁Ma ▁Hu - sh an ▁strength