The number of Syrian mercenaries killed in Libya jumps to 143 as more bodies arrive in Turkish-held areas in Aleppo

Death toll of the Syrian mercenaries who were shipped to Libya and killed in battles there has risen. 14 new bodies of Syrian fighters have arrived in the Turkish-held areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The new fatalities hail from Palmyra, Salqin, Al-Bokamal and Al-Bab. Accordingly, the number of Syrian mercenaries who joined the military operations in Libya and killed there to 143. The fatalities are of the factions “al-Mu’tasim Division, Sultan Murad, Suqur Al-Shamal Brigade, Al-Hamzat and Suleiman Shah”.

According to very reliable SOHR sources, the fatalities were killed in clashes on frontlines of Salah Al-Din in the south of Tripoli, Al-Ramlah near Tripoli Airport, Al-Hadabah Project area, Misrata and other areas in Libya.

On Thursday, reliable SOHR sources reported that Turkey lowered the salaries of Syrian fighters who volunteered to engage the war in Libya, as their number exceeded 6,000, the number that Turkey requested.

Over the recent period, SOHR sources reported that the number of recruits who arrived in Tripoli up to date rose to nearly 4,750, while nearly 1,900 others arrived in Turkey to undergo training courses.