Syrian army liberates five more Islamic State-held townsSeptember 13, 2017 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside elements of Hezbollah and the National Defense Forces (NDF), liberated five towns from the Islamic State group in central Syria, Hezbollah’s official media wing reported on Wednesday, September 13. According to the Lebanese organization’s media wing, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies liberated the towns of Zaghroutiyah, Drawayshiyah, Lawaybdah, Ghaniman, and Umm Sajj in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, Al-Masdar News reports. The Syrian army was able to make this advance, after a night of nonstop air raids by the Russian Aerospace Forces in central Syria. With the battle in central Syria wrapping up, the Syrian Arab Army has begun moving forces from this region to the Deir ez-Zor front, where they are preparing to launch the third phase of their offensive. Photo. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo 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. |