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KESSAB YOUTH UNION FORMS IN ARMENIA
April 17, 2014 | 14:34
YEREVAN. - A group of Kessab Armenians have established the Kessab
Youth Union in Armenia, initiative group member Hagop Kortmosyan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The objective of the union is to assist in the revival of Syria's
predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab, and for the Kessab
Armenians' return to their native land.
In this respect, the union issued an appeal to all Armenians, calling
on to join efforts and carry out joint actions.
On March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Islamic
terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria's Latakia Governorate,
which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and Alawites, from four
directions. Two large groups of terrorists had launched the attack from
Turkey. About 600 Kessab-Armenian families were initially sheltered
in Latakia city. A group of Armenia parliament members had visited
Syria to assess the situation in the region.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
April 17, 2014 | 14:34
YEREVAN. - A group of Kessab Armenians have established the Kessab
Youth Union in Armenia, initiative group member Hagop Kortmosyan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The objective of the union is to assist in the revival of Syria's
predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab, and for the Kessab
Armenians' return to their native land.
In this respect, the union issued an appeal to all Armenians, calling
on to join efforts and carry out joint actions.
On March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Islamic
terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria's Latakia Governorate,
which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and Alawites, from four
directions. Two large groups of terrorists had launched the attack from
Turkey. About 600 Kessab-Armenian families were initially sheltered
in Latakia city. A group of Armenia parliament members had visited
Syria to assess the situation in the region.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am