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According to him, earlier this month on the Syrian-Turkish border, his remains were handed over to relatives. They told the publication that the victims were mercenaries recruited by Turkish-backed armed formations in Syria to participate in the fight against Armenia on the Azerbaijani side. According to relatives, the mercenaries were promised a monthly salary and flew to Azerbaijan from southern Turkey.
Earlier, the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that hundreds of Turkish-backed militants had been transferred from Syria to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey had not sent Syrian opposition fighters to Azerbaijan.
October 2 French President Emmanuel Macron has said that more than 300 jihadists have been transferred from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh via Turkey. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denied it and demanded an apology from Paris.
During consultations in Moscow last week, Baku and Yerevan agreed on October 10. Stop the fire for humanitarian purposes at 12 noon local time to exchange prisoners and bodies, but the parties accuse each other of violating the ceasefire.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh became complicated on September 27, and clashes broke out in the disputed area. Military state imposed on Azerbaijan and Armenia, announced the mobilization. Both parties report deaths and injuries, including civilians.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Autonomous Region declared its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In September 1991, the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was announced at the Stepanakert Autonomous Administrative Center. In the wake of the military conflict, Azerbaijan lost control of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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