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A Syrian mercenary sent to fight by Azeri forces in the conflict with Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh spoke in detail about foreign intervention in the conflict, which six days after the start of the fighting, it was expanded to a regional scale, writes The Guardian.
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Ankara has been helping Baku in its 1994 conflict with the Armenians. 1000 Syrian fightersworking for a Turkish private security company, which reaffirms the intervention of a regional power like Turkey and threatens to break the fragile status quo in the Caucasus, which has long been in the sphere of influence of Russia.
There is no prospect of ending the conflict after Armenia accused Azerbaijan of attacking civilian infrastructure. Baku rejected Armenia’s declaration that Yerevan was ready to works with mediators to stop the fire. Azerbaijan wants Armenia to withdraw its troops first.
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Ankara faces Moscow at three different hotspots: the two countries support forces at war in Syria, Libya and now in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Turkey has long maintained cultural and economic ties with Azerbaijan, while Russia is in a military alliance with Armenia, but it also maintains ties with the ruling elite in Baku and sells weapons to both countries.
The presence of hostile Syrian forces to the borders of the two countries also worry Iran.
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Several Syrian opposition fighters in Idlib province have revealed to a British newspaper that in the last month military commanders and individuals claiming to represent Turkish security companies have offered them to monitor observation posts and oil and gas fields in Azerbaijan. The contracts are for 3 to 6 months.
They are offered a salary of 10,000 Turkish liras (£ 1,000) a month, which is a huge amount for Syrians who are trapped in a decade of war and poverty.
Mustafa Khalid, who asked not to use his real name, told The Guardian that he was hired by September 18 and is now on duty at the front.
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The 23-year-old from Idlib city revealed that he traveled as part of a group of 1,000 Syrian men backed by Turkey Divisions of Sultan Murad, Suleiman Shah and Al Hamza, who crossed the Hawar Kilis border crossing on their way to a military base in Gaziantep on 23 September.
The next day, they flew to Istanbul and from there in Turkish military transport planes to Azerbaijan. Data from the Flight Radar site, which monitors the movement of aircraft, as well as photos and coordinates sent to the newspaper, confirm the fighter’s words.
Soldiers stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh wear blue uniforms like the Azeri border guards.
Khalid didn’t know what it would be put to war. He thought he would protect the sites.
“I came here for money and a better life in Syria, where living conditions are miserable. I took it as a job, nothing more,” he said.
About 200 people died in conflict in Karabakh, including 10 Syrians and 30 civilians.
Turkey and Azerbaijan deny have Syrians in Karabakh. They accused Armenia of deploying extremists from Syria and Iraq, but did not provide evidence.
Last December, The Guardian reported that in the same way Ankara has deployed Syrian mercenaries in Libya. Between 10,000 and 16,000 Syrians from rebel groups have been sent to the North African country.
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