Militant forces fully retreat from southwest Aleppo: report January 10, 2018 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reports from pro-government and opposition sources (some quoting the other) reveal that jihadist-led militias operating in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province are in the process of conducting a strategic withdrawal from the entire region due to highly-unfavorable conditions on the ground, Al-Masdar News says. Over the last several hours, reports have surfaced to indicate that militant groups operating in southwest Aleppo province have begun a full-scale withdrawal of their forces from the region. The rationale of the reported mass retreat is – apparently according to rebel sources – that the military situation on the Al-Hass Front (a reference to their area of operations in southwest Aleppo) has become impossible to justify any further resistance in region. The main cause – again, reportedly cited from rebel sources on the ground – for the militants’ hopeless situation in southwest Aleppo is due to the fact that Syrian army-led forces have almost entirely encircled them in the region amid major offensive operations throughout Aleppo, Hama and Idlib provinces.   Top stories 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. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019. Austrian authorities said at least one gunman remained on the run at 1am Vienna time on November 3.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia ex-Foreign Minister accused of "torpedoing" the return of PoWs  Ara Aivazian, however, has dismissed Security Council chief Armen Grigoryan's claims as "nonsense".Body of one more Karabakh victim discovered in Varanda The body, which most probably belongs to a serviceman, will be identified through DNA analysis, Karabakh's authorities said.Armenian Church welcomes Pashinyan's proposal for dialogue The Armenian Church also pledged to continue efforts to ensure that the people regain firmness of spirit and self-confidence.Return of Armenian captives among Russia's priorities – envoy The Russian envoy revealed that the question of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' visit to the region is on the table. |
