United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan

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]

United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan
東突厥斯坦聯合革命陣線
Leaders	Yusupbek Mukhlisi
Dates of operation	1969 (1969)–2001 (2001)
Active regions	China (Xinjiang)
Ideology	Uyghur 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 wars	Xinjiang conflict

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]