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RUSSIA DENOUNCES ATROCITIES AGAINST CHRISTIANS BY SYRIAN REBELS
RIA Novosti
April 1, 2014 Tuesday
MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned
on Tuesday the atrocities committed by Syrian rebels against the
Christian population of the town of Kessab forcing hundreds of
residents to flee.
"We strongly condemn the atrocities committed by extremists in Syria
and urge the UN Security Council to take a principled stand on this
issue," the ministry said in a statement.
"Any excuses used to postpone practical steps in this direction
until the creation of 'an interim government' in Syria or even
attempts to justify the crimes committed by terrorists are absolutely
unacceptable. We must act immediately," the statement said.
Militant groups affiliated with al-Qaeda reportedly crossed into
Syria from Turkey on March 21 and captured the town of Kessab, home
to over 2,000 ethnic Armenians, who traditionally support President
Bashar Assad and his government. More than 700 families were forced
to flee their homes.
More than 130,000 people have been killed and 9 million displaced
since fighting broke out in Syria between government troops and armed
rebels in 2011, according to the UN.
RIA Novosti
April 1, 2014 Tuesday
MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned
on Tuesday the atrocities committed by Syrian rebels against the
Christian population of the town of Kessab forcing hundreds of
residents to flee.
"We strongly condemn the atrocities committed by extremists in Syria
and urge the UN Security Council to take a principled stand on this
issue," the ministry said in a statement.
"Any excuses used to postpone practical steps in this direction
until the creation of 'an interim government' in Syria or even
attempts to justify the crimes committed by terrorists are absolutely
unacceptable. We must act immediately," the statement said.
Militant groups affiliated with al-Qaeda reportedly crossed into
Syria from Turkey on March 21 and captured the town of Kessab, home
to over 2,000 ethnic Armenians, who traditionally support President
Bashar Assad and his government. More than 700 families were forced
to flee their homes.
More than 130,000 people have been killed and 9 million displaced
since fighting broke out in Syria between government troops and armed
rebels in 2011, according to the UN.