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CLASHES FLARE UP NEAR THE ARMENIAN REGION OF KESSAB
15:59, 20 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. The situation is intense in the
Syrian border town of Kessab located in Latakia Governorate. The Press
Secretary of the Armenian National Prelacy in Aleppo Jirayr Reisian
informed "Armenpress" about this. In addition he said that clashes
of the governmental forces and armed rebels flared up in that region.
According to Reisyan the clashes do not take place right in the
Armenian-populated regions, notwithstanding they heavily damaged
the electric station and now the region is entirely deprived of the
electricity. Both cell phones and civil telephone service are out
of order.
As to the situation in Aleppo it is rather calm, nothing has changed.
The Arabian mass media also state about the heavy clashes in Latakia
Governorate. It was announced that bloody fights are going on in Beit
Firas, Beit Auan, Saraya al Khadra, Beit al Hayk and other villages
near Kessab.
One of the members of "Emergency Unit of the Syrian-Armenians" Raffi
Avetisyan informed the Armenian portal of the Middle East "Azat
Hay" that in accordance with the present information the clashes
in Syria lasting about 20 months caused the death of 40 Armenians
and the injuries of 66 people of Armenian origin. There are also 7
kidnapped Armenians, and 2 missing servicemen. More than 200 houses
have been damaged.
15:59, 20 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. The situation is intense in the
Syrian border town of Kessab located in Latakia Governorate. The Press
Secretary of the Armenian National Prelacy in Aleppo Jirayr Reisian
informed "Armenpress" about this. In addition he said that clashes
of the governmental forces and armed rebels flared up in that region.
According to Reisyan the clashes do not take place right in the
Armenian-populated regions, notwithstanding they heavily damaged
the electric station and now the region is entirely deprived of the
electricity. Both cell phones and civil telephone service are out
of order.
As to the situation in Aleppo it is rather calm, nothing has changed.
The Arabian mass media also state about the heavy clashes in Latakia
Governorate. It was announced that bloody fights are going on in Beit
Firas, Beit Auan, Saraya al Khadra, Beit al Hayk and other villages
near Kessab.
One of the members of "Emergency Unit of the Syrian-Armenians" Raffi
Avetisyan informed the Armenian portal of the Middle East "Azat
Hay" that in accordance with the present information the clashes
in Syria lasting about 20 months caused the death of 40 Armenians
and the injuries of 66 people of Armenian origin. There are also 7
kidnapped Armenians, and 2 missing servicemen. More than 200 houses
have been damaged.