Militants suffer 'heavy losses' in failed assault on Shiite towns in IdlibJune 13, 2018 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armed militants launched a big assault on Tuesday, June 12 night on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in the Idlib Governorate, Al-Masdar News reports. Led by the Uzbek fighters, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham stormed eastern Kafraya from their positions at the Barouma Farms. This attack resulted in a fierce battle with pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) that would last for several hours last night. According to the National Defense Forces, their troops and Hezbollah managed to fend off the militants and force them to retreat back to the Barouma Farms after they failed to infiltrate into Kafraya. The National Defense Forces added that the militants 'suffered heavy losses' during the overnight battle. The attack by the jihadist rebels in Idlib is another violation of the Astana peace agreement, which was established by the Turkish and Russian delegations. In response to the attacks, the Russian and Syrian air forces have been heavily bombarding the jihadist-held towns in the Idlib governorate. With the latest escalations, the Russian military may force Turkish backed troops to step in and force the militants to retreat from this part of Idlib Governorate, the source says. 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. |