Armenia convicts two Syrians for fighting for Azerbaijan Eurasianet 07 May 2021, 00:49 GMT+10 Two Syrians have been convicted in Armenia for fighting as mercenaries on Azerbaijan's side during last year's war. In a closed trial that took only a single day, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kapan in southern Armenia convicted the two men, identified as Muhrab al-Shkheri and Yusef al-Haji, on several charges including terrorism, international terrorism, serious violations of international humanitarian law during armed conflicts, and working as mercenaries. They were given life sentences. The two had a public defender, Mushegh Vardanyan, who told local media that his clients pleaded guilty only to the charges of being mercenaries. "The defendants only partially admit their guilt, only the mercenary charges, they do not accept the rest of the charges and the verdict will be appealed," Vardanyan told aravot.am.