Syrian mercenaries robbed of their wages: report
Says Turkey, Russia have recruited thousands since late 2019 SAMAA | AFP - Posted: May 27, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: May 27, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
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Many of the Syrian fighters deployed, sometimes forcibly, in foreign conflict theatres such as Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh are robbed of their wages, said a report released Thursday.
Since late 2019, thousands of fighters have been recruited
as mercenaries, directly or indirectly, by Turkey and Russia, the two main
foreign brokers in the decade-old Syrian war.
The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), in
collaboration with the Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), conducted a study
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