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Amid the intensification of fighting in the Nagorno Karabakh region, reports continue about the dispatch of Syrian fighters by Turkey to support Azerbaijan, which was denied by the authorities there, and denied by the Turkish Defense Ministry. despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that his country supported Azerbaijan with all its capabilities and demanded that Armenia end its “occupation”. Around the area.
The Guardian newspaper and the Reuters news agency reported on the dispatch of Turkish-backed Syrian fighters to Azerbaijan, and that a first group of 500 Syrian fighters had already arrived there, as reported by various sources within the so-called Syrian National Army ( the main umbrella of the Syrian armed groups backed by Turkey). As well as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Guardian claimed that it spoke with three people living in the last stronghold of the armed opposition in Syria, and they confirmed that nearly a decade of war and extreme poverty led them to register their names with the leaders of the militants and mediators who promised to employ them. in a private Turkish security company abroad.
They said they hoped to go to Turkey before being transferred to Azerbaijan.
The Guardian also says the arrival of foreign fighters would further complicate the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, while Armenians have controlled it since it declared secession from Baku after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
The Guardian also cited the two brothers Muhammad and Mahmoud, who asked to change their names due to the delicacy of the matter, that they live proudly, that they were transferred to a camp in Afrin on September 13 and that an armed commander of the “Division of the Sultan Murad “backed by Turkey informed them about the opportunities to work at observation points. For the oil and gas facilities in Azerbaijan, contracts for three or six months, in exchange for a monthly salary of between 700 and 1000 dollars, which is much more than what they would receive inside Syria.
The commander did not provide details on the nature of their work or the timing of their departure from the country, and the two men also do not know the name of the Turkish security company or the party that will pay them their wages.
“The commander told us that we will not fight, but that we will help protect some areas. Our salaries are not enough, so I think it is a good opportunity to earn money,” says Muhammad.
Her brother adds: “There are no job opportunities. I was working as a seamstress in Aleppo, and since we were displaced to Azaz (after government forces regained control of Aleppo in 2016) I tried to work with various letters, but my family and I We didn’t get enough to meet our needs. “
The Guardian notes that the salaries promised to receive them are much higher than those received by Syrian fighters from Ankara, ranging from 450 to 550 Syrian pounds a month.
As for Omar from Idlib, who also requested anonymity, he tells The Guardian that he was summoned to Afrin on September 22 with 150 men, and asked them to prepare to leave, before being informed later that day. that his trip was postponed for an indefinite period.
He said he had registered his name with a local broker after hearing the news of a possible spread abroad, provided the broker would get two hundred dollars of his first salary.
“At first we received job opportunities in Libya and people were afraid to go there, but now for sure thousands of us are ready to go to Libya or Azerbaijan. We have nothing here.”
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Nagorno-Karabakh residents prepare to flee the fighting
The Guardian says that some of the men sent to Libya were also told that they would work as guards, but instead found themselves caught up in the fighting on the front lines. Many of them reported that their commanders received 20% of their salaries.
In this context, Elizabeth Tsurkov, a member of the Center for International Politics in Washington, told The Guardian newspaper: “The international community considers that the life of Syrians is disposable, and Syria is a stage to achieve geostrategic goals and increase profits from the countries that interfere in their affairs at the expense of the Syrians. ”
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Erdogan assured his support for Azerbaijan with all means.
“Syrians have resisted and still resist this logic, but the economic devastation caused by the war and the recent collapse in the value of the local currency means that most Syrians are struggling to feed themselves. With limited options, many now they are ready to be sold to the highest bidder, “he added.
Various sources within the so-called Syrian National Army, as well as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, stated that a first group of 500 Syrian fighters from the Sultan Murad and Hamza divisions had already arrived in Azerbaijan, including two prominent leaders, Fahim Issa and Saif Abu. Bakr, while the Ghadryans could not verify the authenticity. These reports come from independent sources.
Undocumented video recordings have also been released on social media showing Syrian militants inside transport vehicles on a highway in Azerbaijan chanting war chants.
The Reuters news agency also reports that two fighters belonging to Turkish-backed opposition groups in the areas of northern Syria under Turkish control are en route to Azerbaijan in coordination with Ankara. They added that Syrian battalion leaders told them they would receive about $ 1,500 a month for that.
While Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of their account, the two fighters declined to release their names due to the sensitivity of the matter.
Reuters quoted a fighter who fought in Syria for the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham group as saying: “I didn’t want to go, but I have no money. Life is very difficult and poverty is very extreme.”
He said he arranged his mission with a Turkish-backed Syrian National Army officer in Afrin, while the other fighter, who is from the Elite Army faction of the Syrian National Army, confirmed that he was informed that it was decided to deploy nearly 1,000. Syrians in Azerbaijan. Other opposition figures, who declined to be identified, spoke of figures ranging from 700 to 1,000.
The two men, who spoke to Reuters last week, said they expected to be sent to guard the facilities, but not to fight.
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Nagorno-Karabakh residents prepare to flee the fighting
On Monday, the Armenian ambassador in Moscow said that Turkey had sent around 4,000 fighters from northern Syria to Azerbaijan while fighting there, which was denied by an aide to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan.
Armenia also said that Turkish military experts were fighting alongside Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh and that Ankara had provided drones and fighter jets.
On the other hand, Azerbaijan denied the validity of these reports, as Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan for foreign policy affairs, said that saying that Syrian fighters are coming to help his country is “complete nonsense”, adding : “Our armed forces have sufficient personnel and reserve forces.”
Turkey also denied this news, as a Turkish Defense Ministry spokesman said that Ankara’s support is represented in the military advice and training of the Azerbaijani armed forces, adding that “the Turkish Defense Ministry does not recruit militants or the moves to nowhere in the world. ”
Turkey enjoys close cultural and economic relations with Azerbaijan, while Russia has always been close to Armenia, but in recent years it has documented its ties with Azerbaijan, and Moscow continues to sell arms to both sides. While the West fears an escalation of the conflict in this region, since it is a main step for the supply of gas and oil.
In recent years, Turkey has sought to extend its influence abroad with forays into neighboring Syria and Iraq, and the military support provided to the internationally recognized government in Libya. And sending opposition fighters in Syria to Azerbaijan, if these reports are correct, would create a third stage for the competition between Ankara and Moscow, according to Reuters.
