Russian Air Force launches strikes on militant mountain strongholdAugust 9, 2019 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Air Force continued their aerial campaign over the Latakia Governorate on Thursday, August 8 evening, targeting several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party, Al-Masdar News reports. Using both attack choppers and fighter jets, the Russian Air Force unleashed a flurry of airstrikes on Thursday evening that targeting the militant mountain stronghold of Kabani and the nearby town of Sirmaniyeh. The Russian Air Force reportedly attacked a network of tunnels used by the militant forces in that part of the Zuwayqat Mountains of northeastern Latakia. Kabani is the last major militant stronghold in the Latakia Governorate; it is considered one of the keys to the strategic city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the western countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |