On Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that some Turkish-backed fighters in Libya are paying bribes to doctors in order to falsify medical reports enabling them to return to Syria.
SOHR added that some fighters used this method because they assumed groups of fighters managed to return home by employing this method in the past.
However, only a few fighters have returned using this method and this only occurred on an individual basis. Meanwhile, the return of mercenaries is still suspended despite agreements, appeals and calls to ensure their return.
Last week, SOHR revealed that Turkey sent a new group of around 380 Syrian mercenaries to Libya. It added that the group was transported to Turkey first, after which they were sent to Libya.
Earlier, SOHR reported that Turkey transferred more than 18,000 mercenaries from Syria to western Libya, among them former fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda.