Meaning of Yilkiqi | Babel Free

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A township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

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“Chinese authorities have shot dead at least 15 ethnic Uyghurs in a desert area in Xinjiang, accusing them of terrorism and illegal religious activity, in the latest violence to rock the troubled northwestern region of China, according to police sources. They were among a group of more than 20 Uyghurs surrounded and fired upon by police in a lightning raid last week in the Yilkiqi township in Kargilik (in Chinese, Yecheng) county in Kashgar prefecture, the sources said.”

“In August, paramilitary police officers not far from Kashgar shot at least 32 men, killing a dozen, during a raid on what was described as a secret “munitions center”; a few days later at least a dozen other Uighurs were killed as they prayed at a farmhouse in Yilkiqi township, according to Radio Free Asia. The authorities said the men were taking part in “illegal religious activities” and training for a terrorist attack, but did not provide further details.”

“In August, a Chinese policeman was killed in an incident in Yilkiqi described by state media as an “anti-terrorism” operation, but overseas media said 22 Uighurs were shot dead in the confrontation.”

“In the only state media reference to an August 2013 incident in Yilkiqi, the Kashgar Daily reported on the heroism of a member of the security forces who was allegedly killed during a clash with so-called terrorists. By contrast, Radio Free Asia reported that 22 Uighurs were gunned down while at prayer. According to local sources, the bodies of the dead were buried in a mass grave in order to cover up the killings.”

“In 2013, four major incidents took place in Xinjiang.[...]Subsequently, on 20 August, 15 Uighurs were killed by police in a^([sic]) 'anti-terror campaign' in Yilkiqi township in Yecheng (Kargilik) county in Kashgar prefecture.”

“A police helicopter had monitored the group at a house in Yilkiqi township in the southwestern Xinjiang prefecture of Kashgar for a week.”

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