Syrian forces assault Islamic State hideout near key Deir ez-Zor airbaseMarch 27, 2018 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Video footage has been released showing a unit of Syrian army-allied Baqir Brigrade fighters storming an Islamic State hideout south of the T-2 military airport in Deir ez-Zor province, Al-Masdar News reports. The combat footage is linked to ongoing clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and IS militants throughout eastern Syria; the unnamed village shown in the video is reported to be very close to the country’s border with Iraq. Despite IS launching its own attacks against the Syrian army and allied paramilitary groups across Deir ez-Zor province, Syrian forces themselves continue to launch small search-and-destroy operations aimed at weeding-out Islamic State gathering areas. The Baqir Brigade part of the Syrian army’s national paramilitary arm – officially called the National Defence Forces. The formation is made up of fighters from the Al-Baggara tribe. 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. |