Militants suffer heavy losses in northern Latakia: reportNovember 2, 2019 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The militants launched a new offensive in the northern countryside of the Latakia Governorate on Friday, November 1, targeting several areas under the control of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), Al-Masdar News reports. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the militants were initially successful in northern Latakia, as their forces managed to capture several sites, including Tal Rasho and Tal Ballout. However, the Syrian Arab Army would quickly respond to this offensive by heavily shelling the militants before they could fortify their positions at these newly captured sites in northern Latakia. According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Arab Army recovered all the areas they lost, except for Tal Rasho, which is expected to retaken later in the day. The source said the Syrian Army suffered four casualties during the militants offensive on Friday, adding that the HTS militants and their allies lost more than 10 fighters. This latest offensive by the militants comes just hours after the Syrian Arab Army once again stormed the strategic town of Kabani in the northeastern countryside of Latakia. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |