  Syrian army secures buffer zone around Deir ez-Zor airport September 14, 2017 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Thursday, September 14, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officially secured a buffer zone around the newly liberated airport at the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, Al-Masdar News said. According to reports, the SAA’s Tiger Forces (elite assault troops) are storming through the Baghiliyah District and have so far captured the Al-Jazeera University, Al-Rawad area, Baghiliyah fuel station and the district’s main street. A source said that approximately 80% of the neighborhood has been brought under government control while a few dozen IS insurgents remain bogged down in isolated houses on the western bank of the Euphrates River.   Top stories In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili.   Partner news |  Latest news Peaceful march starts in Yerevan to support Ruben Vardanyan  A march in support of philanthropist and former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has started Yerevan.Azerbaijan detains former Karabakh Foreign Minister Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan has been detained by Azerbaijan.UN confirms mission will travel to Karabakh this weekend U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that a U.N. mission would travel to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend.Karabakh little brothers killed by Azerbaijani army will be buried in Armenia The two little brothers, aged 8 and 10, were killed in Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. |
