MOSCOW, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday accused the United States and the Syrian opposition of trying to hamper the successful advance of the Syrian government troops against Islamic State (IS) terrorists.
"The closer the end of IS in Syria, the more evident it becomes who is really fighting IS and who has been imitating this fight in the last three years," the ministry's spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
He said the advancing Syrian government troops supported by the Russian Air Force managed to break the fierce resistance and liberate more than 60 square km of territory on the left bank of the Euphrates River in the last 24 hours.
But their advance was hampered by a sudden rise of the water level in the Euphrates and a two-fold increase of the speed of its current after the government troops started crossing the river, Konashenkov said.
In the absence of precipitation, the only source of such changes in the water level could be a man-made discharge of water at the dams north of the Euphrates, which are held by the opposition formations controlled by the international coalition led by the United States Puma Rihanna Creepers Velvet Kaufen , he said.
In addition, according to reports of Syrian commanders from the front line, the most serious counter-attacks and massive fire on the Syrian troops were coming from the northern direction, where the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS) and U.S. Special Forces units operated, Konashenkov added.
The United States has been recently heavily backing the Kurdish-led SDS in their push to capture Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS in Syria.
"If the international coalition headed by the U.S. is unwilling to fight terrorism in Syria, let it at least abstain from creating obstacles to those who do it continuously and efficiently Puma Rihanna Creepers Kaufen ," he said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is seeking a deescalation of the ongoing conflict in Syria and "a political solution that honors the will of the Syrian people."
by Sun Ding, Hu Yousong, Guo Yina
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Several days after giant pandaBei Bei celebrated his 2nd birthday here at Smithsonian's NationalZoo, his father Tian Tian turned 20 years old on Sunday, a seniorbiological age for a giant panda, but he somehow managed to havekept his childhood alive.
It was a routine of the National Zoo to prepare a cake for agiant panda's birthday. Though it intended to keep it a lowprofile Puma Rihanna Creepers Schweiz , many giant panda fans, tourists and other visitors waitedat Tian Tian's yard before the Giant Panda Exhibit opened at 8 a.m.local time (1200 GMT).
Jim, a Washington D.C. local and the first visitor to theexhibit on Sunday, told Xinhua that he has been following thegrowth of giant pandas inside the National Zoo since he retired in2005 and he came on every birthday of them.
"It's Tian Tian's 20th birthday. It's a big occasion for him.That's why I am here," Jim said.
Born in 1997 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tian Tian,whose name means "More and More" in Chinese Puma Suede Heart Satin Kaufen , is one of three giantpandas that now live in the National Zoo.
Tian Tian and female giant panda Mei Xiang made a buzz whenarriving here in early 2001. Ever since then, the pair has givenbirth to three cubs named Tai Shan, Bao Bao, and Bei Bei that havelived for more than a few days.
Two-year-old male giant panda Bei Bei is now the only offspringin the zoo after Bei Bei's brother, Tai Shan, and his sister, BaoBao Puma Suede Heart Reset Kaufen , moved to China, respectively in 2010 and early 2017, as per anagreement between the United States and China.
Many giant panda fans said mischievous, adorable andstrong-growing Bei Bei is a lot like his father.
Zoo employee Larry Howard said Tian Tian, also a good eater, is"reckless sometimes, energetic Puma Basket Heart Patent Kaufen , curious and inspiring," adding thatthe father and son look similar in both physical and personalaspects.
Recalling the first time seeing Tian Tian, Angela D. Wessel, whohas served as a volunteer for 40 years at the zoo, said, "Tian Tianwas more playful then because he was young."
"But Tian Tian is still the roly-poly that likes to roll downthe hill and play in the snow, the panda that he has always been Puma Basket Heart Denim Kaufen ,even at the age of twenty," Wessel said, "He is a lovablepanda."
The birthday cake for Tian Tian is more of a big Popsicle thatwould help him dispel a late-summer heat. Curator Brian Cannon saidthat the 40-pound frozen cake is made of mostly apple juice andwater, decorated with specially-shaped pears, bananas, carrots,sweet potatoes Puma Sandalen Schleife Kaufen , among others, with a round-shaped ice disk paintedwith a "20" standing vertical on a colorful, multi-layered cakebase.
Curators also brushed some honey onto the cake to make it moreappealing to Tian Tian who did not wait for his audience to sing abirthday song for him later but went ahead for the frozen cake withboth his mouth and paws.
He went even further by straightforwardly tearing the ice diskfrom the base for his own convenience, a naughty move that sent allinto joyful laughter.
It seemed that Tian Tian is not the only one who has kept hischildhood alive. Jeremy Miller, who fell in love with giant pandassince childhood, told Xinhua that seeing Tian Tian reminded him ofhis first giant panda visit when he was 13 years old and wasbrought by his grandmother to exactly the same zoo.
"We stood here to be captivated and amazed and watched them,"Miller said Puma Bow Slides Kaufen , "My grandmother said it was time to go and I said 'no,I want to see panda more'."
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