Dozens of Syrian mercenaries demonstrated and threatened to close the streets of the capital, Tripoli, in protest against the Libyan government’s delay in disbursing and reducing their salaries, and to demand their deportation to Turkey. From their camps in Yarmouk and Souq al-Khamis, south of the capital, Tripoli, on Monday/Tuesday night, to demonstrate in the streets, they burned tires, closed some roads, and attempted to attack pedestrians and smash their cars, amid a state of anger and rebellion, due to the suspension of their salaries since last February.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that the leaders of the Syrian factions loyal to Turkey have reduced the salaries allocated to mercenaries in Libya to 2500 Turkish liras every month, equivalent to 300 dollars per month, and giving salaries every 4 months, in addition to preventing them from taking vacations. As the leaders of the pro-Turkish factions impose on the elements who wish to take vacations and go to Syria, a sum of $1,000 will be deducted
The observatory continued that this step aroused widespread resentment among the mercenaries and a state of rebellion within their camps in the capital, Tripoli, where dozens of elements during the past days refused to join the morning military training in protest, accusing the faction leaders
According to the observatory, 6 thousand Syrian mercenaries who were transferred by Turkey last year to Libya, are still present on Libyan soil, despite international demands that they leave the country within the framework of the Libyan-Libyan understandings, which is a condition essential for the success of the political process led by the United Nations and the holding of elections on their scheduled date next December.
