SDF sends reinforcements to Syria's Deir ez-ZorDecember 24, 2018 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have sent reinforcements to the northern countryside of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate to deal with the looming Syrian Arab Army (SAA) threat along the Euphrates River, Al-Masdar News reports. According to local sources, the Syrian Democratic Forces sent a large number of personnel to the outskirts of Al-Husseiniyeh, which is a front-line town located just north of Deir ez-Zor city. The move by the Syrian Democratic Forces comes just days after the Syrian Arab Army sent a large number of reinforcements to the Deir ez-Zor front. The reason for the large buildup of Syrian Arab Army troops is due to Donald Trump’s recent announcement regarding the future of the U.S. Armed Forces inside Syria. With the U.S. military leaving Syria in the next three months, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) is expected to take advantage of the upcoming Turkish Army invasion to retake several areas they lost to the Syrian Democratic Forces in the eastern part of the Euphrates River Valley. Photo. AFP/DELIL SOULEIMAN 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |