5,300 Syrian rebels fight in Libya: monitor

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Xinhuanet
Editor
Wang Xinjuan
Time
2020-04-20 20:20:09

DAMASCUS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- As many as 5,300 Turkey-backed Syrian rebels have so far reached Libya to fight alongside the UN-backed Libyan government in its fight against the east-based army led by Khalifa Haftar, a war monitor reported on Monday.

Another 2,100 rebels are currently receiving training in Turkish camps, as Turkey is sending the Syrian rebels to Libya, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

As many as 199 rebels have so far been killed in the battles in Libya, said the UK-based watchdog group.

The Turkey-backed rebels opened four centers in the northern Syrian city of Afrin to recruit fighters to be sent to Libya.

Turkey offers a monthly salary of 2,000 U.S. dollars for those who agree to go to Libya on contracts between three and six months, according to the London-based watchdog.

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