Syrian army imposes fire control over strategic Deir ez-Zor base October 23, 2017 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance near the strategic T-2 Pumping Station on Monday, October 23, targeting the western hills that overlook this base in western Deir ez-Zor, Al-Masdar News reports. Backed by Hezbollah and Liwaa Fatemiyoun (Iranian-Afghani paramilitary), the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Legion stormed the western hills near the T-2 Station, where they were confronted by a large Islamic State (IS) force. Within hours of launching this attack, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies were able to establish full control over almost all the hilltops overlooking the T-2 Station. As a result of this advance, the Syrian Army imposed fire control over the T-2 Station for the first time since losing this imperative base that is located west of Albukamal.   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
