Erdogan sends Syrian mercenaries to graves

Ankara intends to send a new batch of Syrian fighters to Libya in the next few days, despite the ongoing negotiations for a political solution after the agreement on the ceasefire between Libyan parties.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the SOHR, reported that the returning of Syrian mercenaries stuck in Libya has been suspended since 20 days, for the last returning batch was conducted in mid-November.

In the same relation, Turkey used the Syrian mercenaries in the Azerbaijani- Armenian conflict, in Karabakh, that was ended after the November 9th, 2020, ceasefire agreement between the two sides brokered by Russia.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the SOHR, 2580 Syrian mercenaries were transferred by Turkey into Azerbaijan of whom 514 were killed.

OHR reported that about 18,000 Syrian mercenaries arrived in Libya, including 350 children under the age of 18, of whom 10,750 returned to Syria after completing the duration of their contracts and receiving their salaries.

The number of extremists transported from Syria to Libya has reached 10,000, including 2,500 Tunisians, to support the Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.

The Observatory indicated that 496 Syrians have been killed in Libya.