wdym they didn't use them? one of the highlights of their offense is just how often they used them. from back in february: the sources emphasized that the design and manufacturing of these drones are carried out by engineers of uighur origin. they also known as the turkistan islamic party, who are jihadists that arrived from their homeland in china with their families in 2013 and settled in the coastal mountains and the western countryside of idlib. these individuals are responsible for designing and overseeing the manufacturing of these drones. the sources noted that they receive salaries that may amount to over $4000 monthly. the workers in the factory, hail from various nationalities, including syria, are jihadists and affiliated with several extremist factions, with a third of them having ties to the islamic state (isis) and working under the supervision of uighur experts. regarding the possibility of the hts owning a factory for manufacturing suicide drones, majed al-qaisi, a military analyst, did not rule out the existence of such factories. al-qaisi told north press that isis previously owned factories manufacturing drones in syria and iraq, especially that they are cheap. al-qaisi noted that the most advanced ones cost around $1,000. these drones can be manufactured locally, as their equipment is available in the local market, and those factions, including the hts, have engineers and experts in this field. lucrative salaries are offered to them to develop military capabilities through these drones, he stated.  
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