[Nextrush]

ISIS is ultimately a creation of British Intelligence IMHO so this is just James Bond stirring up trouble covertly.

The British Intelligence operation wants to move beyond Afghanistan into Central Asia and into Russia and China.

The stories about Uyghur Muslims in China designed to arouse jihadists to action.

[Theoria]

That was the game played by the Germans in WWI. Perhaps the Brits took notes.