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Turkey tells Syrian rebels they will fight Russians in Libya – report
Anybody tell Vlad?
[AhvalNews] To boost motivation, Turkey is telling Syrian rebels it is sending to Libya they will fight Russians, the Investigative Journal said on Wednesday, citing sources in Turkish-backed Syrian National Army.
...now known to the world as “Turks’ Mercs”. This is not a compliment...
"There are Russians here," said a 21-year-old Syrian mercenary from Kafr Nabl, a town in Syria's Idlib province. "The Turks confirmed this to us. I wouldn't even hurt a Libyan here. But if I find a Russian, I will put a stick up his ass."

The Syrian fighter told the Investigative Journal that he had not seen much fighting so far, but was promised that a major offensive would start soon. "With the help of the Turkish forces and their equipment, we will defeat the Russians," he said.
*Snicker* Suuuuurrre you will, lad. Here, have a golden key to the gates of Paradise. Be sure to wear it around your neck at all times, so that even if all your arms and legs are blown off you’ll be able to open the gates when you arrive.
"Of course, there are no Russian soldiers there. If the Turks tell them there are Russian troops in Libya, and that the [Syrian rebels] will get to fight them, they believe they are fighting the same enemy that is destroying their cities in Syria," another SNA source in Idlib told the Investigative Journal. "But of course, this is a lie, and Libya is not Syria. But these mercenaries believe whatever Turkey tells them."

Turkey rebranded Syrian rebel factions formerly known as Free Syrian Army as the SNA last year, before launching a military offensive in northern Syria in October.

The Turkish government backs the U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, which has been trying to fend off an assault by General Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), a self-styled government that controls much of eastern and southern Libya.

Turkey started sending military personnel to Libya, after the Turkish parliament granted authorisation in early January.
Posted by: Frank G 2020-02-06
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