Charity for “Jihad” in Syria : The Indonesian-Uyghur Connection

• Main Author: Soliev, Nodirbek
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::Religions::Islam; Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137549
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A jihadist-aligned Indonesian fundraising group, the Abu Ahmed Foundation (AAF), has been developing close connections with Uyghur and Central Asian fighters in Syria. This link could become a vector for fighters to exit from Syria, and a source of potential risks to Southeast Asia.