BEIRUT: US-backed Syrian fighters have pushed deeper into the Daesh group’s last remaining stronghold, capturing a hospital.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces entered the eastern Syrian town of Hajjin last week and intense fighting has been ongoing since.
SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali says it took full control of the hospital early Monday.
Omar Abu Layla, of the activist-run DeirEzzor 24 monitoring group, confirmed the hospital on the edge of town was retaken by the SDF.
SDF fighters launched an offensive to capture Hajjin and nearby villages on Sept. 10. They have made little progress since then, but last week intensified their attacks under the cover of airstrikes by the US-led coalition.
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US-backed Syrian fighters push into Daesh-held town
US-backed Syrian fighters push into Daesh-held town
- SDF fighters launched an offensive to capture Hajjin and nearby villages on Sept. 10
- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces entered the eastern Syrian town of Hajjin last week and intense fighting has been ongoing since
Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump on Davos sidelines
- Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace
- The two leaders last met in Sharm El-Sheikh in October during a summit to sign the Gaza ceasefire deal
CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt’s presidency said on Tuesday.
This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the US announced it was launching the second phase of its plan to end the war in Gaza.
El-Sisi and Trump met in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in October during a summit convened by Egypt to sign a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the conflict.
On Friday, Trump said he was also ready to restart US mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve a dispute over an Ethiopian dam considered by both Egypt and Sudan to be a threat to their water supplies.
Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace, according to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad is already on the Gaza Executive Board, which the White House has said will help support effective governance and the delivery of services aimed at advancing peace, stability and prosperity for Gaza’s people.
This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the US announced it was launching the second phase of its plan to end the war in Gaza.
El-Sisi and Trump met in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in October during a summit convened by Egypt to sign a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the conflict.
On Friday, Trump said he was also ready to restart US mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve a dispute over an Ethiopian dam considered by both Egypt and Sudan to be a threat to their water supplies.
Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace, according to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad is already on the Gaza Executive Board, which the White House has said will help support effective governance and the delivery of services aimed at advancing peace, stability and prosperity for Gaza’s people.
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