Syrian, Palestinian forces press forward in southern Damascus May 2, 2018 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the third time this week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Palestinian allies have stormed the strategic town of Hajar Al-Aswad from several axes, Al-Masdar News reports. Led by their 105th Brigade (Republican Guard) and 9th Division shock troops (Fandi Group), the Syrian Army attempted to advance at the western and southeastern axes of Hajar Al-Aswad. Despite facing heavy resistance from the Islamic State (IS) forces at these axes, the Syrian Army and their Palestinian allies were able to score a small advance on Wednesday, May 2. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army and their Palestinian allies reportedly liberated a number of building blocks in the western part of Hajar Al-Aswad. This small advance was secured by the Russian Aerospace Forces, who repeatedly bombarded the Islamic State’s positions inside both the Yarmouk Camp and Hajar Al-Aswad. Photo. Yasin Akgul/AFP   Top stories 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. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Civil Contract announces nominees for local elections  The Civil Contract party has announced who will lead the party's proportional lists in the upcoming local elections in Armenia.Pashinyan participates in Hayastan Fund meeting in Yerevan Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in the 31st sitting of the Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund.Armenia's U.S. envoy holds brief meeting with Biden Armenia's Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts had a brief meeting with the U.S. President Joe Biden on June 13.Armenia participates in meeting of CIS Council of Defense Ministers Armenia's defense chief Suren Papikyan has participated in the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states. |
