Syrian army tank ranks second in the Tank Biathlon contest, Moscow
The Syrian army tank crew won the second place on the second day of the 4th International Army Games 2018 in Moscow, followed by Belarus.
The Syrian army tank crew won the second place on the second day of the 4th International Army Games 2018 in Moscow, followed by Belarus.
Aiming to clear the far Syrian southwestern corner from Islamic state (ISIS) jihadists, The Syrian military gained large stronghold town of “Al-Shajarah” following swift offensive launched on Monday morning.
Prominent rebel commander “Yasser al-Tawirish”, was assassinated by unknown assailants who shot him in front of his house in Inkhil town, western Daraa countryside.
A military source said that eight villages and towns in al-Yarmouk basin area have been liberated following concentrated operations by Syrian Arab Army units in the far northwestern countryside of Daraa province, which resulted in killing many Daesh (ISIS) terrorists and destroying their hideouts.
Armed groups positioned in Jubata al-Khashab in Quneitra Countryside have handed over new batches of heavy and medium weapons to the Syrian Arab Army according to the agreement reached earlier.
Acting chargé d’affaires of the UN permanent delegation at the UN, Minister Advisor Abdullah Hallaq, said that the Syrian Arab Army and its allies are continuing to liberate areas controlled by terrorist groups, stressing that all aggressor military forces will leave Syrian territory.
Syrian army units continue fighting in the northwestern countryside of Daraa and the southwestern countryside of Quneitra and retake control over tens of towns, villages, farms and hills, the last of which is al-Rafeed town, near the barbed-wire fence hundreds of meters to the east of Tel al-Faras.
An army unit discovered a hideout for the so-called ‘White Helmets’ organization with mines and ammunition inside during combing operations in the newly-liberated towns and villages in Daraa northwestern countryside, in yet another proof of their involvement in carrying out terrorist acts in Syria.
Kurdish Delegation Met Syrian Gov’t Officials to Discuss Political Settlement – ReportsThe Kurds have carved out a stronghold in Syria over the course of the multi-year conflict, controlling over a quarter of the country, encompassing around 70 percent of its proven oil reserves.
The president’s remarks come amid the ongoing evacuation of hundreds of members of the controversial group, which Damascus considers to be a media arm of al-Qaeda in Syria.