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In this Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Uighur Muslim men stand in front of map showing the area claimed by Uighur separatists as "East Turkistan" marked in blue at a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 10, 2017 photo, Adil Abdulghupur, a self-trained poet and religious scholar, speaks at a mosque in Istanbul. Adil Abdulghupur, a scruffy self-trained poet and religious scholar in Istanbul, saw his Uighur friends, acquaintances and former jail mates cross the Wakhan Corridor into Afghanistan in the '80s hoping to find allies for Xinjiang's eventual liberation. In frequent lectures to younger Uighurs, he recalls who they pledged allegiance to anti-Soviet mujahideen and later the Taliban and al Qaida but accomplished little except give the Chinese government reason to crack down on Uighurs. (AP Photo/Gerry Shih)
- Gerry Shih
In this Aug. 10, 2017 photo, Sabir Damolla, a straight-talking former importer who runs an afterschool center that doubles as an occasional soup kitchen, looks up during an interview in his office in Istanbul. Because of his speeches around the neighborhood to steer Uighur arrivals from Syrian militants, Adil has been pushed around by muscle-bound young Islamic militants outside mosques and intimidated. He received a death threat by phone after he ridiculed an influential young Saudi cleric in Syria who has called on Uighurs to join the jihad. (AP Photo/Gerry Shih)
- Gerry Shih
This Aug. 7, 2017 photo shows a resettlement community where Uighur muslim immigrants from China lives in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 7, 2017 photo, Seyit Tumturk, a Uighur activist speaks near in a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. Flags on the wall represents Turkey and "East Turkistan," the name Uighurs who oppose Chinese rule call their homeland, a region China refers to as Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 7, 2017 photo, Seyit Tumturk, a Uighur activist speaks near in a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. Flags on the wall represents Turkey and "East Turkistan," the name Uighurs who oppose Chinese rule call their homeland, a region China refers to as Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Uighur women immigrants from China meet at a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Fatima, a Uighur woman immigrant from China reacts during a meeting at a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Uighur women immigrants from China meet at a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici
In this Aug. 7, 2017 photo, a Uighur child immigrant sleeps in a resettlement community in Kayseri in central Turkey. As Uighurs flee a Chinese security crackdown in droves, they often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant Uighur members of Syria-based Islamic groups and moderate leaders of the Uighur diaspora who plead with them to reject calls of jihad. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
- Burhan Ozbilici