Syrian army nearly strikes Turkish troops in northern HamaJuly 2, 2018 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armed militants, led by Tanzim Hurras Al-Deen, launched a big offensive in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Monday, July 2 afternoon and stormed the National Defense Forces’ (NDF) positions at the Tal Bizam axis in a bid to overwhelm them, Al-Masdar News reports citing a military source. In response to the attack, the source said the Syrian army and NDF units in Mhardeh rained several missiles on the militant positions, with some projectiles landing close to the Turkish observation post near the town of Morek. The source added that the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) is now launching several airstrikes over the militant positions in the northern countryside of Hama. No advances have been reported thus far. The militants have posted on social media that the attack on the Tal Bizam axis comes as a response to the Syrian Arab Army’s recent offensive in southwest Syria. Prior to Monday's attack, the militants threatened to launch a big attack on the Syrian Arab Army’s positions in retaliation for the Daraa offensive, so this assault from the opposition groups was expected by the Syrian Arab Army in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate. 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. |