シリア内戦で延々避難民キャンプ暮らしの膨大な人口。そうした状態だから、無論職はない。そこで元反政府ゲリラの経験があったりする若年～壮年層は―家族の暮らしのためにもカネを稼がねばならず―リクルーターを通じて傭兵稼業に手を出すことに。
BBC Leaving Syria's civil war to be a mercenary in Africa 6 days ago
By BBC Arabic
「For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war. Unable to earn enough to support them, he, like hundreds of others, has decided to travel via Turkey to Niger to work as a mercenary.」
トルコ経由でニジェールへ出向き、そこでは月1500ドルを稼げるという。…地元じゃ50ドル。これは大きい差だ。1500ドル…ときたら、日本でならまずまず十分に食えるお給金だ…！
「“Finding work has become extremely difficult," he says. He is a member of Turkish-backed opposition forces that have been fighting President Bashar al-Assad for more than a decade.
The faction he works for pays him less than $50 (£40) a month, so when Turkish recruiters appeared offering $1,500 a month to work in Niger, he decided it was the best way to earn more money.
He says Syrian faction leaders help facilitate the process and after “faction taxes and agents” he would still be left with at least two-thirds of the money. “And if I die in battle [in Niger], my family will receive compensation of $50,000," he adds.」
まあ傭兵暮らしだと死ぬけど。死んだら家族に5万ドルが支払われる契約とか。
「Violence in West Africa's Sahel region has worsened in recent years as a result of conflict with jihadist groups. Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have all been affected - and all three countries have experienced military coups in the past few years, partly as a result of the instability.」
西アフリカは周知のごとく、イスラミスト過激派組織が跋扈しており、なるほど結構な兵力を要する。経験のある兵士は、そりゃあいいお値段で雇いたいだろう。
「And for Raed (not his real name), another 22-year-old opposition fighter, going to Niger feels like the only way to build up enough money to “achieve my dream of marriage and starting a family".」
このように、家族を持ちたい！ 稼ぎたい！ けどまっとうな働き口がない！ という場合に徴募に応じる…若者も…いるわけだ。
「Since December 2023, more than 1,000 Syrian fighters have travelled to Niger via Turkey」
2023年12月以来、もはや1000名以上のシリア人がニジェールに出稼ぎに出たという。当のトルコはニジェールの資源に興味があり、またドローンなどを供給しているとか。…地味ーに諸種の関係を深めていると、そういうわけですか…。
ところで
「The prospect of fighting under Russian command poses a dilemma for Syrian fighters who are opposed to the Syrian regime because Russia has been a staunch supporter of President Assad.
“We are mercenaries here and mercenaries there,” says Abu Mohammad, “but I am on a Turkish mission, I will not accept orders from the Russians.”
But he may not have a choice, as Raed acknowledges. “I hate these forces but I have to go for economic reasons,” he says.」
対ジハーディスト戦線に投入される傭兵部隊とくればそれはロシアのワグネルで、ロシアとくればシリア・アサド政権の強力な後ろ盾。つまり反アサド闘争のベテランがアサドのお仲間の指揮のもと働くことになり―。
―むっちゃ嫌なやつですね、それ…。…まあその、私としては我々の国が安全であることに感謝の念を、ですね…。
BBC Leaving Syria's civil war to be a mercenary in Africa 6 days ago
By BBC Arabic
「For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war. Unable to earn enough to support them, he, like hundreds of others, has decided to travel via Turkey to Niger to work as a mercenary.」
トルコ経由でニジェールへ出向き、そこでは月1500ドルを稼げるという。…地元じゃ50ドル。これは大きい差だ。1500ドル…ときたら、日本でならまずまず十分に食えるお給金だ…！
「“Finding work has become extremely difficult," he says. He is a member of Turkish-backed opposition forces that have been fighting President Bashar al-Assad for more than a decade.
The faction he works for pays him less than $50 (£40) a month, so when Turkish recruiters appeared offering $1,500 a month to work in Niger, he decided it was the best way to earn more money.
He says Syrian faction leaders help facilitate the process and after “faction taxes and agents” he would still be left with at least two-thirds of the money. “And if I die in battle [in Niger], my family will receive compensation of $50,000," he adds.」
まあ傭兵暮らしだと死ぬけど。死んだら家族に5万ドルが支払われる契約とか。
「Violence in West Africa's Sahel region has worsened in recent years as a result of conflict with jihadist groups. Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have all been affected - and all three countries have experienced military coups in the past few years, partly as a result of the instability.」
西アフリカは周知のごとく、イスラミスト過激派組織が跋扈しており、なるほど結構な兵力を要する。経験のある兵士は、そりゃあいいお値段で雇いたいだろう。
「And for Raed (not his real name), another 22-year-old opposition fighter, going to Niger feels like the only way to build up enough money to “achieve my dream of marriage and starting a family".」
このように、家族を持ちたい！ 稼ぎたい！ けどまっとうな働き口がない！ という場合に徴募に応じる…若者も…いるわけだ。
「Since December 2023, more than 1,000 Syrian fighters have travelled to Niger via Turkey」
2023年12月以来、もはや1000名以上のシリア人がニジェールに出稼ぎに出たという。当のトルコはニジェールの資源に興味があり、またドローンなどを供給しているとか。…地味ーに諸種の関係を深めていると、そういうわけですか…。
ところで
「The prospect of fighting under Russian command poses a dilemma for Syrian fighters who are opposed to the Syrian regime because Russia has been a staunch supporter of President Assad.
“We are mercenaries here and mercenaries there,” says Abu Mohammad, “but I am on a Turkish mission, I will not accept orders from the Russians.”
But he may not have a choice, as Raed acknowledges. “I hate these forces but I have to go for economic reasons,” he says.」
対ジハーディスト戦線に投入される傭兵部隊とくればそれはロシアのワグネルで、ロシアとくればシリア・アサド政権の強力な後ろ盾。つまり反アサド闘争のベテランがアサドのお仲間の指揮のもと働くことになり―。
―むっちゃ嫌なやつですね、それ…。…まあその、私としては我々の国が安全であることに感謝の念を、ですね…。
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