Erdogan Syrian mercenaries to Kurdistan
Three bodies of Syrian mercenaries recruited by Turkey in its latest campaign against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters have entered through Bab al-Salama crossing and transferred them to the military hospital in the city of Azaz (Aleppo countryside) in preparation for burial.
The source confirmed that one of the dead Syrians was from the Damascus countryside, while the rest were from the city of Aleppo, in the Matina area in northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan region).
Turkey has previously recruited mercenaries to fight in Libya and Azerbaijan.
On the 23rd of last month, the Turkish forces launched a ground and air attack in the border areas in a new military operation dubbed “Operation Lightning Claw” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The military operation comes after the failure of the last operation last February, killing 12 Turkish soldiers, and blaming the Turkish army and Erdogan for poor planning and implementation.
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The blood of the Turkish soldiers are now mixed with our blood, the Syrians, in order to enjoy freedom and security, and today it is time to return the favor to the Turkish brothers who are fighting
PPK
we invite the Mujahideen brothers in the National Army who would like to join the battles of honor with the Turkish army in northern Iraq, register their names with the Sultan Murad Brigade, or contact us directly.. The battle of return the favor
Mohammed Abu Jassim
A member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Democratic Union Party in Europe, Dara Mustafa, had accused Turkey of seeking to send dozens of new Syrian mercenaries to fight in Iraq (the Qandil Mountains), to fight the PKK, noting that Ankara was facing obstacles in recruiting more of them.
And that the Turkish army recently announced a military campaign, in the areas (in Zab, Avashin, Matina) on the Iraqi border, during which it suffered heavy losses.
And Turkey has previously engaged (Syrian mercenaries) — most of whom were militants who were previously fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, and then joined the reconciliations sponsored by Russia, which led to their withdrawal from Syrian cities towards the Turkish border and handing over their weapons to the Syrian army — in the fighting. Libya and Azerbaijan. It is not excluded that it will resort to them, especially since it is the one who pays their salaries in order to fight on behalf of its army, which pays a high bill, and this may lead to alleviating popular tension inside Turkey with the escalation of voices calling for the cessation of campaigns that lead to the killing of their children, and demands to accept the calls of the “PKK” To peace, preferring negotiations over a military solution
According to a report by the Observer Research Foundation, “many of those who make their way to other theaters of conflict such as Libya or Azerbaijan do not necessarily come from the same backgrounds as militants, militias, Islamists, etc. While those fighting on Turkey’s behalf in Libya are most likely hard-line militias that view Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s image as a Sunni leader as palatable and do so in support of Ankara’s regional geopolitical maneuvers.
Despite the effort, it took and the cost incurred by Turkey, decision-makers in Ankara became more willing to use proxies, which led to a radical change that represents a major departure from Turkey’s historical policy of relying on conventional forces, as it does not pay much for their killing and also absorbs popular anger. internally.
“Proxies — mercenaries — are now seen as a critical component of Turkey’s regional security interests, and are no longer just a measure that can be activated indirectly through other patrons in the region,” said Osman Sert, director of research at the Ankara Institute.
