Terrorists of Euphrates Shield Operation Trained in Turkish Garrisons

Several gunmen from Idlib province that have recently defected from the Turkey-led Euphrates Shield Operation confirmed that a group of Liwa al-Sultan terrorist group transferred them first to the Turkish army’s secret passageway in Atmeh and then to several garrisons in Antakya where they received military training from Turkish officers.

The gunmen went on to say that they were further evacuated to a base of Liwa al-Sultan terrorist group in the village of Ra’el near the town of Azaz.

The defected gunmen added that the Turkish army had promised to pay them monthly salaries of $300 after joint the Euphrates Shield Operation militants, but they received only 70 Turkish Lira as their wage.

Hawar news quoted informed sources in March as saying that at least sixty Ankara-backed militants in al-Rai town in Northern Aleppo dropped ties with the Euphrates Shield Operation over low salary and Turkish Army’s indifferences to the promises it made to assist the militants.

Hawar news added that the Turkish army had promised to pay $400 to each militant as his monthly salary, but paid only 400 Turkish Lira to them.

The news website went on to say that after differences emerged among the Euphrates Shield forces, 15 militants were kidnapped by the Turkish soldiers and transferred to an unknown location.

Another source told Hawar news that the Ankara-backed militants were deeply worried about escalation of clashes with the Turkish soldiers, especially after the Syrian Army urged the Turkish army men to leave Syria’s territories.