Above 300 Azerbaijanis reportedly killed in battles in Syria, Iraq – State Committee

Above 300 Azerbaijanis reportedly killed in battles in Syria, Iraq – State Committee
# 29 January 2018 08:40 (UTC +04:00)

There is information that more than 300 Azerbaijanis, who joined the ranks of radical religious groups in Syria and Iraq, have been killed so far, Sayavush Heydarov, deputy chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, told APA.

Ninety-two Azerbaijanis who fought in the ranks of radical groups abroad have been brought to justice, he said. “Some 260 people who joined radical groups have been identified. They were deprived of Azerbaijani citizenship,” added Heydarov.

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