Islamic State, Syrian army reach deal to exchange the dead, prisoners![]() May 4, 2018 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Islamic State (IS) have agreed to a deal that would have the latter exchange the bodies of dead SAA soldiers for their family members in government prisons, Al-Masdar News reported citing a military source on Friday, May 4. According to the source, the Syrian army will receive the bodies of their fallen comrades from the Al-Qadam battle late last month. The source would add that this is the start of the negotiations between the government and Islamic State in the southern Damascus pockets. More exchanges are expected to take place in the coming days, as negotiations intensify between the two parties, the source says. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |