Nusra Front suffers heavy losses in west AleppoMarch 26, 2018 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heavy clashes between Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name, Jabhat al-Nusra) and rival Islamist group Jabhat Tahrir Souriya continue in the western countryside of Aleppo province, Al-Masdar News reports. In line with its military doctrine, Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham has been the one doing most of the attacking, whilst Jabhat Tahrir Souriya has been on the defense, repelling wave after wave of attack against its positions across western Aleppo. Several days ago, Jabhat Tahrir Souriya repelled another big attack on the village of Blinta, destroying at least one BMP-1 armored fighting vehicle (shown above); the rebel group claims that an entire squad of Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham fighters were present inside the vehicle and died as a result of it being struck. Last week has seen dozen of Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham gunmen killed in various (failed) attacks by the Al-Qaeda affiliate militia against Jabhat Tahrir Souriya strongholds across western Aleppo. Jabhat Tahrir Souriya is a merger between Ahrar al-Sham and Harakat Noor al-Din al-Zenki, many of its fighters and commanders are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |