Islamic State attacks Syrian, Palestinian troops in DamascusDecember 15, 2017 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the second day in a row, the Islamic State (ISIS) group has targeted the Syrian and Palestinian forces inside the Yarmouk Camp District of southern Damascus, Al-Masdar News says. According to a military report, the Islamic State targeted the Syrian and Palestinian troops along the 30th Street axis. No casualties were reported, but the Syrian and Palestinian troops have since responded to the terrorist group’s latest attack. The Islamic State currently controls the largest portion of the Yarmouk Camp, leaving the remaining parts of the district split between the Syrian-Palestinian troops and the jihadist rebels. 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. |