Syrian opposition fighters have reportedly been recruited for combat and security missions in some African countries, in what seems to be the latest deployment of Syrian rebels abroad at the behest of Turkiye. According to the news outlet, Middle East Eye, several Syrian rebel sources informed it that hundreds of fighters have been deployed to the African nations of Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. While some have reportedly been assigned combat roles to counter Daesh in the Sahel region, others are given close protection assignments or security roles to protect Turkish businesses in those countries, such as factories and mines. The Syrian fighters are mostly affiliated with the Syrian National Army (SNA) – the coalition of rebel militias which largely […]
