IMI-Aktuell 2017/487
Syrien : Gebietsgewinne
(15.08.2017)
Über massive Gebietsgewinne der syrischen Regierungstruppen berichtet der Nachrichtensender Al Jazeera (via Bpb-Newsletter): „The Syrian government has increased the size of the territory under its control by two-and-a-half times in just two months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, as Syrian forces backed by regional allies and the Russian air force seized thousands of square kilometres from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group in the centre of the country.” (jw)