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    Emil Lazarian
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Syrian Mercenaries May Face Trial for Nagorno-Karabakh War


April 22 2021



04/22/2021 Armenia (International Christian Concern) –  Two Syrian men may face trial in Armenia for terrorism charges, accused of being among Turkey’s hired mercenaries to fight in the fall 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The trial is pending approval from the prosecutor’s office in order to review police findings related to their recruited and intended goal.

Muhrab Muhammad Al-Shkheir, age 45, and Yousef Alabed Alhajj, age 28, were captured in November and later identified by an Armenian Investigative committee. Syrian mercenaries were hired by Turkey to help fight on behalf of Azerbaijan. At its peak, just over 2,500 Syrian mercenaries were in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting battles. Turkey also contributed significant political and military support, including via unmanned drones which contributed to Azerbaijan’s dominance.

In early March 2021, Armenian called for a complete withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries in the region deployed by Turkey and Azerbaijan.


 

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS