Syrian army secures buffer zone around Deir ez-Zor airport![]() September 14, 2017 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Thursday, September 14, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officially secured a buffer zone around the newly liberated airport at the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, Al-Masdar News said. According to reports, the SAA’s Tiger Forces (elite assault troops) are storming through the Baghiliyah District and have so far captured the Al-Jazeera University, Al-Rawad area, Baghiliyah fuel station and the district’s main street. A source said that approximately 80% of the neighborhood has been brought under government control while a few dozen IS insurgents remain bogged down in isolated houses on the western bank of the Euphrates River. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |