Syrian army captures large chunk of territory from Islamic StateNovember 29, 2017 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over the course of a week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies have liberated a large chunk of territory from the Islamic State (IS) group between the cities of Albukamal and Al-Mayadeen, Al-Masdar News says. On Tuesday, the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces were finally able to clear the Islamic State’s pocket between Al-Mayadeen and Al-Salihiyah, resulting in the liberation of the area along the western bank of the Euphrates River. Russian TV accompanied the Tiger Forces during their operations in the Islamic State’s pocket between Al-Mayadeen and Al-Salihiyah recently, releasing their video footage earlier on Wednesday, November 29. The Tiger Forces are now working to clear the remaining towns under the occupation of the Islamic State in the Euphrates River Valley. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |