Turkish-backed
Syrian militants gather at a position in Afis on the outskirts of the
government-controlled town of Saraqib, east of Idlib province in northwestern
Syria, on February 26, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Source:
Press TV
Turkey
dispatches over 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya: SOHR
The
so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has so far
sent more than 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya, after the
Turkish parliament passed a bill earlier this year that will allow the
government to deploy forces to the North African country to intervene in the
ongoing war.
The
Britain-based war monitor, citing informed sources requesting anonymity,
reported on Saturday that the number of Turkish-backed militants, who have
arrived in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli up until now, stands at some
4,750.
The
Observatory added that nearly 1,900 Takfiris are currently receiving military
training in Turkey in order to be sent to Libya.
The
sources further noted that Turkey is recruiting young extremists in the
predominantly Kurdish town of Afrin and other Turkish-controlled areas of
northern Syria for the purpose, emphasizing that they are members of the
Mu'tasim Division, Sultan Murad, Northern Falcons Brigade, al-Hamzat, the Sham
Legion, Suleyman Shah and Samarkand Brigade militant groups.
They
underlined that 117 Syrian militants, who joined the ranks of Turkey’s military
operations in Libya, have been killed there.
The
Observatory went on to say that the Takfiris have been killed in clashes in
Salah al-Din district south of Tripoli, al-Ramlah area near Tripoli's Mitiga
International Airport as well as Hadaba project area in southern Tripoli.
The
sources added that some 150 Takfiri militants who were sent to Libya have
managed to sneak into Europe.
Libya
plunged into chaos in 2011, when a popular uprising and a NATO intervention led
to the ouster of long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his execution by unruly
fighters.
The
North African country has since been split between two rival administrations
based in the east and west amid a conflict drawing increasing involvement from
foreign powers.
According
to the latest UN tally, more than 280 civilians and roughly 2,000 fighters have
been killed since Haftar launched his offensive in April to seize Tripoli. An
estimated 146,000 Libyans have been displaced.
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