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Ankara, Baku slam media rumors of Turkey redeploying mercenaries from Syria to Azerbaijan

Spokesmen for the Azerbaijani side also refuted these allegations, telling TASS it was "false information and a fake"

TASS, July 19. Media reports about Turkey sending Syrian armed opposition militants to Azerbaijan are utter falsehoods, a Turkish official told TASS on Sunday, commenting on reports from the Firat Kurdish news agency.

"It has nothing to do with reality," he insisted.

An official Azerbaijani spokesperson also refuted these allegations, telling TASS it was "false information and fake."

The Firat News Agency reported earlier that Turkey was allegedly looking at sending units of the Free Syrian Army to Azerbaijan. No official statements on this matter were cited however.