The Syrian army on Thursday penetrated into an area south of Damascus still under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The area has been subjected to heavy airstrikes and artillery shelling for the past week, reported state-run news agency SANA.
Thursday, 26 April, 2018
Syria: Army enters in Hajar al Aswad district controlled by Islamic State (IS)
Wednesday, 25 April, 2018
Iraq: 4 Islamic State (IS) members killed near borders with Syria and 5 leaders arrested in Mosul
Four Islamic State members were killed in an attack near Syrian borders, while five militant leaders were arrested as they attempted infiltrating into Mosul, Iraqi sources were quoted saying on Wednesday.
In remarks to Anadolu Agency, Lt. Gen. Sabhan Matar, of the army, said security troops managed to repel an IS attack, west of Tal Sufuk region, near borders between Iraq and Syria, which left four members killed.
Monday, 23 April, 2018
Yemen: Pro-government forces clash with jihadists after Red Cross worker killed
Five pro-government soldiers were killed and 19 others were wounded in clashes with jihadists in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz on Monday, shortly after the killing of an aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross, medics said.
Fierce clashes broke out in the city’s Jahmaliah district after an operation was launched against militants suspected to be behind the murder of the ICRC employee over the weekend, according to an officer, who was unable to provide further details.
Friday, 20 April, 2018
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kill 4 Palestinians and wound 700 at Gaza rally
Israeli forces have shot dead four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, as more than 10,000 gathered in a mass demonstration in the besieged Gaza Strip demanding the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday that at least 729 people protesting near the border with Israel were wounded by Israeli gunfire, needed treatment for tear gas inhalation or suffered other injuries.
Tuesday, 17 April, 2018
Yemen: Army captures 3 Houthi positions in south west amid clashes
The Yemeni army backed by a Saudi-led military coalition captured three strategic sites in Yemen’s southwestern Al-Bayda province on Tuesday following clashes with Shia Houthi militiamen, according to military officials.
“After fierce fighting in Al-Bayda’s Mujammim Directorate that continued until noon, army forces managed to capture the Laban, Sheab al-Theeb and Al-Faqarah districts,” Army Colonel Mosaad al-Salahi, who also serves as director-general of the adjacent Nati Directorate, told Anadolu Agency by phone.