R. Ismayilov said that he received a message from his brother’s account on a social network that Ismayilov Ismayil died in Syria.
“I sent a message to that account, asked questions, but didn’t receive any respond. After a while that account was removed,” he said.
As the situation became tense a large number of Azerbaijani citizens started to go Syria and fight within various radical groups. Over 100 Azerbaijanis were killed in the battles during this period. Photos of most of them were posted on social networks by the Mujahideen.