Syrian rebel group says ceasefire over![]() August 15, 2015 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Syrian rebel group said on Saturday, Aug 15, a ceasefire was over in a town and two villages where insurgents have been battling the Syrian army and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, Reuters reported. Ahmed Qara Ali, spokesman for the Ahrar al-Sham insurgent group, said an alliance of rebel factions began to escalate military operations. The ceasefire had held since Wednesday morning in the town of Zabadani near the Lebanese border and two Shi'ite villages in the northwestern province of Idlib. Sources on both sides had said talks had been aimed at securing a withdrawal of rebel fighters from Zabadani and a withdrawal of citizens from the two villages. There was no immediate word from Hezbollah or the Syrian military. Ahrar al-Sham had been leading the negotiations on behalf of the insurgents. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |