United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan

United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan
東突厥斯坦聯合革命陣線
LeadersYusupbek Mukhlisi
Dates of operation1969 (1969)–2001 (2001)
Active regionsChina (Xinjiang)
IdeologyUyghur nationalism
Separatism
pro-Soviet (until 1989)
anti-Chinese
Allies Soviet Union (until 1989)
 Mongolia (until 1989)
 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1979–1989)
 United States (1995–2001) (alleged)
Opponents China
Battles and warsXinjiang conflict

The United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan (Chinese: 東突厥斯坦聯合革命陣線; URFET) was a Uyghur nationalist group in Xinjiang that participated in the Xinjiang conflict as an armed separatist force. It was led by Yusupbek Mukhlisi, who operated in-exile with other former URFET members in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[1]

The group was allegedly supported logistically by the Soviet Union until 1989.[2] In September 2001, the URFET merged with the Uyghur Liberation Organisation (ULO) and became the Uyghurstan People's Party.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Riots sparked off by public executions, says leader of exiles". The Irish Times. 12 February 1997.
  2. ^ The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat - J. Todd Reed, Diana Raschke, p. 37.
  3. ^ Reed, J. Todd; Raschke, Diana (2010). The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat. ABC-CLIO. p. 36. ISBN 9780313365409. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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