U.S.-led Coalition killed some 11,000 people in Syria in 40 months: reportJanuary 24, 2018 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S.-led Coalition killed nearly 10,900 people in Syria over the course of 40 months, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Tuesday, January 23, according to Al-Masdar News. According to the Observatory report: 2,815 Syrian civilian citizens, including 655 children under the age of eighteen, and 481 women over the age of eighteen were killed in the provinces of al-Hasakah, Al-Raqqah, Aleppo, Idlib and Deir ez-Zor. 58 people, including 6 children, a citizen woman and 19 unidentified persons were killed in targeting a call-for-Islam center in al-Jinah village in the western countryside of Aleppo. More than 64 people, including 12 children, were killed in bombings by Coalition warplanes on the al-Tokhar area in the northern countryside of Manbij 64 civilians were killed in a massacre on the night of Thursday-Friday 30th/4 and 1st/5 of 2015 in the village of Bir Mahhalli near Sarrin town south of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) city. The Obervatory report also claimed that of 10,900 people killed in Syria, at least 7,396 members of the Islamic State (ISIS) were killed. The monitor did not detail how they collected the numbers. 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. |