Syrian Army launches assault against Islamist militants in DamascusAugust 25, 2017 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed another vicious assault in the eastern suburbs of Damascus this week, firing a multitude of missiles towards the defenses of Faylaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, Al-Masdar news reports. Using surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division repeatedly struck the Islamist positions, inflicting heavy damage on the latter’s defenses in the east Damascus suburbs of Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma. Ibrahim Joudeh, the 42nd Brigade fired more than 20 surface-to-surface missiles towards Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma last night, scoring several direct hits on the Islamist defenses, Al-Masdar says. The Syrian Arab Army has made it clear to Faylaq Al-Rahman that they will not adhere to any ceasefire that includes the Al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militant group; and as long as they remain entrenched with this radical faction, the government will attack the area. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |