Azerbaijani commander killed in Syria turns out to be from Sumgayit

Azerbaijani commander killed in Syria turns out to be from Sumgayit
# 27 March 2014 12:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov - APA. One more of the Azerbaijanis killed in the recent battles in Syria has turned out to be resident of Sumgayit.

APA reports quoting the websites owned by the Azerbaijanis fighting in Syria that the slain Azerbaijani commander is Sumgayit resident aka Musab Abdurahim Abdulmajid. His real name is not publicized.

His photo has been posted on social media.

Musab Abdurahim Abdulmajid was appointed as commander after Abu Yahyam former commander of the Azerbaijanis fighting under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant grouping was killed.

25 were killed in the battle between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Kurdish YPG grouping in Syria on March 22.

12 of them are reportedly Azerbaijanis. Most of them are residents of Sumgayit. Bayramov Jeyhun Suleyman, member of Azerbaijani national team on Greco-Roman wrestling, was also among them.

Jeyhun Bayramov’s sister is reportedly in Syria.

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