The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Concerns over vacations delay | Postponement of Libyan elections causes resentment among Syrian mercenaries in Libya

 

Over 35 days after the last back-and-forth transfer operations of Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries from and to Syria, reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory that Libyan elections postponed have sparked anger and resentment among Syrian mercenaries in camps in GNA-controlled areas, who fear that the vacations and back-and-forth transfer operations they promised would be delayed.

It is worth noting that their vacations are scheduled to be early in the new year

On December 15, Reliable sources informed SOHR that the Turkish authorities gave orders suspending the leaves and back-and-forth transfer operations of Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries from and to Syria in that time. The mercenaries in Libya were informed by their commanders that the leaves and back-and-forth transfer operations would be resumed after the end of the presidential election in Libya, schedule to be launched on December 24, 2021.

 

SOHR sources also confirmed that the Syrian fighters of the Turkish-backed “National Army” in Libya received their monthly salaries in the past few days.

 

It is worth noting that there are nearly 7,000 Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries in Libya, operating under the banner of various factions of the “National Army”.