Azerbaijanis fighting in Syria are arrested

Alleged members of the Wahhabi sect in Azerbaijan Ruslan Abdullayev and Sabuhi Jafarov have been detained as a result of operations carried out by employees of Zardab Police Office. Azerbaijani Press Agency reports about this.

It was noted that Jafarov is accused of illegal possession of weapons. A hand grenade was seized from his house.

According to the source, the Police also said that Jafarov fought in Syria for a long time and came back in February of this year.

Zardab Police Office didn’t inform about Abdullayev’s detention.

Abdullayev’s brother Ramiz Abdullayev also took part in the fighting in Syria. He is said to be an active member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

It is reported that Abdullayev’s detention is related to his brother.