Syrian army makes progress south of Deir ez-Zor AirportSeptember 16, 2017 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is making progress south of the Deir ez-Zor Airport after successfully expelling the Islamic State militants from the town of Al-Muri’iyah, Al-Masdar News reports. Led by detachments from the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army pushed further south of Al-Muri’iyah on Saturday, September 16, advancing towards the northern entrance of Mohassan, which is a large town located south of Deir ez-Zor City. According to some reports from the Syrian military, their forces have reached the outskirts of Mohassan; however, these claims may be a bit premature at this stage of the battle, Al-Masdar says. Should the Syrian Army liberate Mohassan in the coming weeks, the troops will then be a mere 20 km away from Al-Mayadeen, which is the Islamic State’s de facto capital in 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 | 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. |