A batch of Syrian mercenaries leave Libyan territory
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a group of mercenaries from Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Libya for Syria.
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In a statement posted on its website today, the Observatory said: The batch consists of 140 persons who returned to Syria yesterday, after the process of going and coming to and from Libya had stopped 15 days ago.
“The returnees are from the Sultan Murad and al-Hamza group factions, as well as other factions”, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The sources confirmed that the new batch left without sending a replacement to the Libyan territories until now.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had revealed that 2000 mercenaries, out of 7 thousand Libyan elements, had been ordered to return to Syria.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported in October that the process of transporting and replacing Syrian mercenaries to and from Libya was stalled. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights sources, hundreds of mercenaries are waiting to be allowed to leave for Syria, and in return, hundreds are waiting to be transferred to Libya.
The Observatory did not reveal why the process of transporting mercenaries to Libya stopped, in conjunction with the rising international voices welcoming the “5+5” military committee’s plan to remove mercenaries and foreign forces from the country, in coordination with local and international parties concerned.
The Observatory gave details of the plan to remove foreign troops and mercenaries from Libya, which was prepared in Geneva by members of the military committee and representatives of countries sponsoring the Berlin conference.
The plan, completed by the Military Commission in Geneva, provides for the first start of the demarcation lines. Each party will withdraw foreign forces to agreed points in two specific cities. This step is part of the affirmation of good faith and the desire to rid Libya of mercenaries and will reflect the seriousness and ability to implement the outputs of the ceasefire agreement.
In step two; “the role of international observers who have started entering Libya comes under international supervision and will work with local observers to implement the plan in Geneva, which requires a gradual, balanced, and simultaneous evacuation“.
Phase 3 involves observers beginning to monitor and properly document the actual numbers of foreign troops and mercenaries in Libya, beyond estimates, so as to proceed with the remaining details of the evacuation.
