Day: March 4, 2017

Photo: TASS The Syrian army, backed by Russian Air and space forces (VKS RF) freed Palmyra from terrorists. This statement was made by the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu. It is reported TASS with reference to the press-Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. In may 2015, militants of the banned terrorist organization “Islamic state” (ISIS) occupied Palmyra. The city was liberated in March 2016 the Syrian army, backed by Russian aviation. During the liberation operations aircraft videoconferencing inflicted pinpoint strikes on positions of extremists. After the operation the Russian sappers cleared the city. However, on 11 December 2016 control over Palmyra was again passed into the hands of militants. During the retreat of the Syrian troops left the city about 80 percent of the local population. During the occupation of the city by the militants were destroyed unique monuments: triumphal arch, the colonnade, the temple Balsamina, the sanctuary

In the South of Turkey crashed aircraft of the Syrian army Air force Syria fell in the province of Hatay, said the Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim. Earlier media reported that the plane was shot down by the militant group “Ahrar al-sham”. DAMASCUS, March 4 — RIA Novosti, Yevgeny Orel. The Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim confirmed that the aircraft Syrian air force crashed in the province of Hatay in southern Turkey, reports on Saturday channel Sky News Arabia. According to some media reports, members of the radical group “Ahrar al-sham” claimed that he shot down a MiG-21 in North-West Syria; it was noted that the pilot of the Syrian air force after this incident, ejected and landed in Turkey. “The military plane that crashed in the Turkish province of Hatay — Syria”, — quotes TV channel of a word of the head of the Turkish Cabinet. In

Nearly a million demonstrators in Central Seoul demanded the resignation of the Park Geun-Hye The audience urged the constitutional court to delay the proceedings on impeachment and approve it before March 13. SEOUL, March 4. /Offset. TASS Stanislav Varivoda/. A mass rally demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-Hye held Saturday in the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK). According to the organizers, the rally, which was organized in the centre of Seoul is already the 18th Tuesday in a row, took part to a million people. Gathered in Gwanghwamun called on the constitutional court (CC) of RK not to delay the trial of impeachment, Park Geun-Hye and approve it before March 13, when the term of powers of the Chairman of the COP. 19th Anti – Park Geun-Hye protest: over 1 Million people gathered at Gwanghwamun Square in #Seoul S. Korea박근혜 #탄핵 via @mediamongu pic.twitter.com/JPN5nsahAA — Byung Taek

The Syrian army repelled the militants from 29 villages near Aleppo Syrian military managed to repel the militants of the “Islamic state” (IG; banned in Russia) for almost 30 settlements near Aleppo. “The Syrian army expanded its zone of control North-East of Aleppo, to establish control over 29 villages and villages after fierce clashes with a group DAISH (the Arabic name of the IG, — “Kommersant”)”, — quotes “RIA Novosti” an excerpt from the message of the military. It does not specify for what time it happened. Previously, came reports about a major event on the battlefield — the Syrian army take Palmyra. “Palmyra liberated by Syrian army from the terrorists,” — said at the talks in Geneva the head of delegation of the Syrian government, permanent representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari. Recall, a new round of inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva have not led to direct contacts between the

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS CAIRO, 4 March. /TASS/. Russia hopes that the case about the crash of the Russian plane over the Sinai will be investigated promptly, and those responsible will be punished. This was stated on Saturday by the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko at the meeting with the Prime Minister of Egypt Sherif Ismail. “We and you are interested in that as soon as possible to complete the investigation of the criminal case, which was filed in connection with the crash, to find the perpetrators and, of course, to punish them so that such crimes do not go unpunished,” she said.