In rare confirmation, The Wall Street Journal reported this week that "Hundreds of fighters from Syrian militias allied with Turkey have joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, according to two Syrians involved in the effort." https://twitter.com/TheWarNerd/status/1315389602010730496 >>SOHR on Syrian fighters (mercenaries, mujahideen, jihadi freelancers, pick a noun) fighting in Artsakh. These unemployed Syrian militias are going to ricochet around the world for decades yet... The reported cited "A Syrian rebel involved in deployments said fighters had been traveling there since mid-September—before the latest round of clashes—in groups of up to 100 at a time." The fighting has been so fierce that Syrian militants have already begun returning home after being shocked at the battle's intensity: "Another Syrian with ties to the rebel groups also estimated hundreds had gone. Dozens have also returned, alarmed by the fierce fighting, that person said," according to the WSJ.