Syrian army eliminates fleeing IS fighters in eastern Deir ez-ZorApril 22, 2019 - 10:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Islamic State militants were caught by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attempting to flee the Baghouz Mountain region in eastern Deir ez-Zor over the weekend, Al-Masdar News reports. According to a report from Deir ez-Zor, the Syrian Arab Army opened fire on the fleeing Islamic State fighters, killing and wounding most of them before they could reach a safe area along the western bank of the Euphrates River. The report said the Islamic State militants that holed up in the Baghouz Mountain are becoming desperate as they are cutoff from all supply lines and under constant attack by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Despite their dire situation in eastern Deir ez-Zor, these Islamic State militants have refused to surrender themselves to the Syrian Democratic Forces. The Islamic State fighters at the Baghouz Mountain have repeatedly tried to break out in order to reach friendly lines in western Deir ez-Zor; however, with both the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces deeply embedded around the Euphrates River, these escape attempts have become suicide missions for the militants. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |