Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria

Turkistan Islamic Party
الحزب الإسلامي التركستاني
Leaders
Dates of operation2011–2025
MotivesTo establish an Islamic state in Xinjiang and the entirety of Central Asia, eventually a caliphate
HeadquartersJisr al-Shughur, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Active regionsIdlib Governorate, Idlib Governorate,
and Aleppo Governorate, Syria
IdeologySunni Islamism
Jihadism
Islamic fundamentalism
Pan-Islamism
Uyghur nationalism
Anti-Russian sentiment
Anti-Chinese sentiment
StatusDissolved, joined Syrian Army
Size~4,000
Part of
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian civil war
Websitehttps://www.muhsinlar.net/

The Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria (TIP) was the Syrian branch of the Turkistan Islamic Party, an armed Uyghur Jihadist group with a presence in the Syrian Civil War. While the TIP has been active in Syria, the organization's core leadership was based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a presence in its home territory of China.

At the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference, which was held on 29 January 2025, most factions of the armed opposition, including the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria, announced their dissolution and were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense. The Syrian branch of TIP was officially integrated into the Syrian Army's 84th Division, a unit mostly recruited from non-Syrians.