Top Iran Revolutionary Guards official celebrates "end of Islamic State"November 21, 2017 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Commander of Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Qasem Soleimani in a letter to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, November 21 announced the termination of the 'corrupt tree' of Daesh (Islamic State) and congratulated the glorious victory to the Islamic World, IRNA reports. Announcing the end of dominance of Daesh, the commander wrote that the Supreme Leader’s "wise leadership, resistance of the Iraqi and Syrian people, governments, and armies, as well as volunteer forces, militants and martyrs from other countries were the factors behind the triumph of the Resistance Front." Following the Iraqi and Syrian Resistance Front’s historic triumph over the Takfiri terrorist group's disaster of Daesh and the end to the dominance of the group, Soleimani published a message addressing Khamenei, read an IRGC statement. 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |