Syrian army launches powerful assault in northwest AleppoApril 15, 2019 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful attack across northwestern Aleppo on Sunday, April 14 evening, a source in the provincial capital said, according to Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division and Republican Guard unleashed a heavy barrage of surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells towards the Anadan Plain, which is primarily controlled by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. The source said the primary targets for the Syrian Arab Army were the towns of Kafr Hamra, Haritan, and Anadan. He would add that the Syrian Arab Army’s attack was launched in response to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s rocket strikes on Aleppo city last night. The Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham attack targeted the Al-Khalidiyah District and Nile Street; it would result in more than 20 casualties. Since the start of April, Aleppo has experienced an increase in hostilities across the western and southern countrysides of this large governorate in northern Syria. 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. |