Rebels surrender some positions in southern Damascus to Syrian armyApril 27, 2018 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rebel forces in southern Damascus have handed over some of their positions in the southern part of Damascus to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), following a brief round of talks, Al-Masdar News says. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, the rebels handed over some of their positions near their front-lines with the Islamic State (IS). The correspondent added that the positions are located on Al-Zeen Street in eastern Hajar Al-Aswad and Yalda. The Syrian army previously asked the rebels to handover those areas, but they had refused. Then, on Friday, the Syrian army and rebels came to an agreement that would allow the Syrian army access to those front-line areas in exchange for reopening the Babila Crossing. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. 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. |