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SYRIAN ISLAMISTS KILL 80 CHRISTIANS, DISPLACE THOUSANDS MORE
Worthy News
March 31 2014
By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (Worthy News)- Eighty Christians were killed
and thousands more displaced after Islamic militants attacked the
strategic Syrian town of Kessab near the Turkish border on March 21,
according to Barnabas Aid.
About 2,000 Armenian Christians fled Kessab as their homes were looted
and their churches desecrated. Barnabas Aid partners are providing
food, clothing and other essentials since many hurriedly left their
homes empty-handed.
Following the Islamist takeover of the town, Syria launched a
counter-offensive to regain control of the region. But national
tensions increased after the Turkish military shot down a Syrian jet
that had strayed over the border during a mission over Kessab.
Turkey has sided with the Islamist rebels in the Syrian civil war,
providing them with supplies and allowing hundreds of rebels to freely
cross its borders.
The Armenian National Committee of America has written President
Barack Obama calling on him to stop Turkey -- a member of NATO -- from
facilitating attacks by foreign fighters associated with US-designated
terrorist groups.
The ANCA said Turkey's actions were a bitter reminder of the Armenian
genocide (1894 to 1923) when Turks killed more than 1.5 million
Armenian and Assyrian Christians.
http://www.worthynews.com/12839-syrian-islamists-kill-80-christians-displace-thousands-more
Worthy News
March 31 2014
By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (Worthy News)- Eighty Christians were killed
and thousands more displaced after Islamic militants attacked the
strategic Syrian town of Kessab near the Turkish border on March 21,
according to Barnabas Aid.
About 2,000 Armenian Christians fled Kessab as their homes were looted
and their churches desecrated. Barnabas Aid partners are providing
food, clothing and other essentials since many hurriedly left their
homes empty-handed.
Following the Islamist takeover of the town, Syria launched a
counter-offensive to regain control of the region. But national
tensions increased after the Turkish military shot down a Syrian jet
that had strayed over the border during a mission over Kessab.
Turkey has sided with the Islamist rebels in the Syrian civil war,
providing them with supplies and allowing hundreds of rebels to freely
cross its borders.
The Armenian National Committee of America has written President
Barack Obama calling on him to stop Turkey -- a member of NATO -- from
facilitating attacks by foreign fighters associated with US-designated
terrorist groups.
The ANCA said Turkey's actions were a bitter reminder of the Armenian
genocide (1894 to 1923) when Turks killed more than 1.5 million
Armenian and Assyrian Christians.
http://www.worthynews.com/12839-syrian-islamists-kill-80-christians-displace-thousands-more