afrinpost – Exclusive
Today, Thursday, our correspondent obtained information from the Islamic Turkish-backed militia, known as the “Syrian National Army”, that 400 Syrian mercenaries set out from the occupied Afrin region in northern Syria, and entered Turkish territory to go to a gathering camp in the Turkish city of Mersin in preparation to be sent to Ukraine or Yemen.
The correspondent added that the mercenaries belong to the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad, Malak Shah, and Sultan Suleiman Shah/ Al-Amshat militias, noting that most of them are Turkmen component.
The Violations Documentation Center in northern Syria had uncovered lists prepared by the “Syrian National Army” from its members in order to train them to send them to Yemen, pending orders from Turkish intelligence to move.
The new information disclosed indicates that Turkey intends to send a new batch of elements of the Syrian factions loyal to it, this time to Yemen.
The Center’s sources revealed that this file was handed over by the Turkish intelligence to the so-called Kamal Taha Al-Faihan, nicknamed (Abu Faisal Al-Mujahid), who is from the city of (Al-Qaryatayn), which is about 85 km from the center of (Homs), and lives in the town of (Al-Danah) ), Moving between it and between Afrin, Jarablus, al-Bab, Azaz, Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad, and he opened offices to recruit (mercenaries) to send them to Yemen with Turkish support.
According to audio recordings obtained by the Human Rights Center from the director of the mercenary recruitment campaign (Kamal Taha), he is assigned by the Turkish intelligence to work in the areas under the control of the (National Army) to recruit Syrian mercenaries, with the aim of sending them to Yemen, via Saudi Arabia, for a monthly salary of $ 2,500. From ($ 400 in advance) -$ 100 deduction for documents – is delivered, and the rest is delivered to the family at the end of the month according to the mercenary’s power of attorney.
Taha revealed that the contract period is 6 months, renewable, in the event that (the mercenaries) do not die or (his CV is clean), and he said that taking phones is strictly prohibited, and that taking photos is strictly prohibited, and the consequences are dire (imprisonment, expulsion …).
About the tasks of the mercenaries, Taha spoke, saying that they prefer to recruit those with combat experience, who will be gathered in Afrin region, and from there they will be brought into Turkish territory in coordination with (the Turkish army and intelligence) and from there from Gaziantep airport to Istanbul, they will be transferred to the city of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and there They will do a 15-day (military) training course, and then they will be transferred to the Saudi-Yemeni border to work as border guards and any combat mission.
Taha said that the Turkish intelligence is the one overseeing the operation, and he said that all the expenses of the recruits as mercenaries, from transportation to food, food, treatment and clothing will be secured by Turkey.
