Afrinpost
18 Syrian mercenaries from the militias affiliated with Ankara, including a military leader from the “Hamzat Division” militia were killed in the “Nagorno Karabakh” battles, increasing the death toll of the Syrian mercenaries to 188
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it documented the killing of 18 Syrian mercenaries loyal to the Turkish government during the ongoing battles in the “Nagorno Karabakh” region, which is disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and that among the dead was a military leader in “Hamza Division” militia named Adel Al-Shahir, nicknamed “Abu Shahir ”. Which according to the Syrian Observatory’s sources, was the keader the “Hamza Division” militia groups in Azerbaijan.
The observatory added: The death toll of Syrian mercenaries has increased since they were brought into the first ranks of the battles by the Turkish government, since the end of last September, to at least 188 people, including 123 dead whose bodies were brought to Syria, while the rest are still in Azerbaijan. .
The source also mentioned that a few days ago, the death 36 mercenaries were documented in clashes and targeting during their participation with the Azeri forces in the fronts.
With regard to the dead man named “Abu Shaher”, “Afrinpost” sources report that he was the security sector official for the “Hamzat” militia in the village of Kimar, and he was leading a network of people and goods smuggling through the contact area with the Nubl and Zahra militias. Where human trafficking continues through the implementation of smuggling operations.
The occupation militias (Hamza in particular) take from the “Jabal Al-Ahlam” restaurant as a gathering point, from which they set off towards the towns of Nubul and Zahra, passing through the villages of (Kimar and Brad) in the Sherawa sub-district, and the militia collects an amount of 800 US dollars for each person to deliver him to the city Aleppo.
