Turkish forces burn farms belonging to former Afrin residents: reportJuly 9, 2018 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Army and their allies were reportedly filmed setting several farms on fire in the Syrian region of Afrin over the weekend, Al-Masdar News reports. The farms allegedly belonged to several former residents of Afrin that fled the area with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). According to a YPG activist, the Turkish military and their rebel allies are attempting to punish the original residents of Afrin for their support of the YPG and to scare them away from returning to these lands. The YPG activist claimed that more than 3,000 farms were destroyed by the Turkish forces over the last week. The activist added that "the agricultural lands and some 800 watering tubes in the area between Afrin city and the Rajo District were recently destroyed." Photo. AP 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. |