Syrian army thwarts fierce militant attack in eastern Homs: SANAOctober 3, 2017 - 12:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian army units established control over the villages of al-Qasimiyeh , al-Shemalieh, Rabe’a, Mghezel northeast of Jub al-Jarrah in Homs eastern countryside, Syria's state-run news agency SANA reports. Earlier, the army units foiled a militant attack attempt by the Islamic State group militants on military positions at the surrounding of al-Soukhna town to the east of Palmyra city in Homs province. The surveillance system monitored a convoy of vehicles that belongs to IS moving from the depth of the Badiya area (desert) on the axis of the third station towards al-Soukhna town. Army units, with a cover of the Air Force, "dealt with the terrorist attack, destroying seven vehicles at least and killing and injuring a number of terrorists in al-Mokharram area to the southwest of al-Soukhna." A military source said that the Army Air Force carried out intensive airstrikes against IS fortifications and movement axes in the cities of Mohassan and al-Mayadin and in the village of Buqros al-Tahtani and Taibat Shamiya in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor province. In the western countryside, according to the source, the airstrikes targeted ISIS movement axes in the village of Faida Bin Mwain’a, 85 km southwest of Deir ez-Zor city. The source said that the army airstrikes left a number of IS militants dead, in addition to destroying their armored vehicles and fortifications supplied with mortar launchers. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |