sentences:  In October 2012, the Syrian government was reported by Al Jazeera to be in control of the town.However, on 25 April 2015, the city was captured by an alliance of Salafist insurgents, including al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham, and the Turkistan Islamic Party.The city has become a stronghold of the TIP, and reportedly 3,500 Uyghurs have since settled in the city.