Azerbaijani mercenaries fighting in Syria

Azerbaijani mercenaries fighting in Syria

November 10, 2012 – 20:30 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Azerbaijani citizen Hasin Khazli was killed in Syria
during neutralization of an armed group of terrorists, RFE/RL reported
on October 19, citing Syrian news agency SANA. Ghazli was reported to
have infiltrated Syria through Turkish-Syrian border as a part of a
group of militants.
The fact that Azerbaijan offers support to Syrian rebels was no secret
even before Khazli’s death. In October Iranian `arannews.ir’ website
reported that Baku extended assistance of euro 500 thous. to Syrian
terrorists.
Azerbaijan together with Turkey has been actively involved in the
Syrian conflict right from the start in backing the opposition.
Azeri mercenaries were even said to undergo special training in
Turkey’s province of Hatay before getting to Syria, with the largest
number of Azeris reported in Turkish Apaydyn camp, according to
Voskanapat.info.
In late August, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused the Turkish
government of masterminding Syrian unrest, stating that `Turkey claims
direct responsibility for the bloodshed in the country.’
On November 9, Iranian `arannews.ir’ reported, citing Syrian state
television that Azerbaijani citizen bearing `Islamov’ second name was
killed in neutralization of terrorist groups by Syrian government
forces. The terrorist group was reported to consist of mainly citizens
from Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.
The Azeri terrorist killed in Syria was later identified as Islamov
Zahur Aleskerovich, born in 1975, Voskanapat.info reported.
Photographs of other three Azerbaijani terrorists killed in Syria were
later discovered.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress