Islamic State ousted from key mountaintop near Deir ez-Zor airportSeptember 11, 2017 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Islamic State group has been fully expelled from the Thardeh Mountains in western Deir ez-Zor, the Syrian military announced on Sunday, September 10 evening, Al-Masdar news reports. The Thardeh Mountains overlook the western sector of the Deir ez-Zor military airport and provided the Islamic State forces a buffer around the Panorama and Thayyem areas in the provincial capital’s outskirts. With the Thardeh Mountains clear, the Syrian Arab Army has officially secured the western perimeter of the Deir ez-Zor military airport, with only the southern and eastern flanks left to go before the entire installation is IS-free. The Syrian Arab Army is now in the process of clearing the southern flank of the airport, as they continue their large-scale assault on the Jafra Farms. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |