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EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION
For Justice and Democracy
Avenue de la Renaissance 10
Bruxelles, 1000
Belgique
Tel./Fax : +32 (0) 2 732 70 26 / 27
E-mail : [email protected]
Web: http://www.eafjd.org
http://www.eafjd.eu/
https://twitter.com/eafjd
https://www.facebook.com/European.Armenian.Federation
EAFJD condemns the continued attacks on Aleppo
>From the very beginning of the civil war in Syria, the Armenian
Community in Aleppo has suffered, big losses in lives, injuries and
properties, being in the center of the battleground between the Army
and the opposition forces. The situation has been deteriorated the
last period, from the moment that in the area the main forces fighting
against the army, are the Al Qaeda affiliated forces.
There is no doubt that those extremist rebel forces, are armed by
Turkey and entering from there, do not fight against the armed forces,
but basically their attacks are aimed against the population in the
cities and villages. Recently, they attacked the Armenian populated
town of Kessab, entering from Turkey, forcing the entire population to
evacuate the town and find shelter in the city of Latakia. During the
last days those forces entering again from Turkey are attacking
Aleppo, targeting basically the Armenian populated neighborhoods and
especially Nor Kyough.
As reported by news agencies also, incessant rocket fire against the
Nor Kyough neighborhood, from the Al Qaeda affiliated forces, are
endangering the lives of the population and are causing massive
destruction. Armenian churches, schools, institutions, houses and
stores are in complete or partial destruction, making life unbearable
for the citizens of the town, thus causing a new wave of evacuation
towards Latakia, which is already overflowing with Armenian refugees
from the insurgence of the terrorist groups in Kessab early this
spring.
In view of this terribly inhuman situation the Emergency Relief Body
of Syrian Armenians (ERBSA) has declared the Armenian Nor Kyough
neighborhood in Aleppo a DISASTER ZONE.
The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy condemns
these continuing attacks against the Armenian population in
Syria. There is no doubt that those Al Qaeda affiliated forces are
considering now as their target the Armenian towns and neighborhoods
and there is evidence that these growing attacks are being encouraged
by third countries and especially Turkey, where those groups are armed
and circulate freely between the borders of Turkey and Syria, besides
all the fake assurances of Turkey for the contrary.
We call on the European Union, that it is time to stop acting as it
does until now and condemn strongly the above attacks and to exercise
pressure on Turkey to stop arming those rebel groups and sending them
to Syria to attack Armenian towns and neighborhoods. We call on all
governments, especially those who are supporting the opposition forces
to immediately use their leverage to halt the attacks on the Armenian
neighborhoods. These governments which do not work to end the
operation will be considered moral accomplices in the anti-Armenian
attacks and all the other crimes perpetrated by those extremist
groups.
We call on the Syrian authorities to initiate immediate measures to
secure the physical safety of the unarmed civilians, aspiring to leave
in safety and peace in their towns and neighborhoods.
The Armenian nation who has suffered a genocide perpetrated by Turkey
and other terrible situations, has survived and will not tolerate any
new plans to mass attacks against our compatriots in Syria and will
respond accordingly all over the world to protect them.
eafjd.eu
@eafjd
facebook.com/European.Armenian.Federation
For Justice and Democracy
Avenue de la Renaissance 10
Bruxelles, 1000
Belgique
Tel./Fax : +32 (0) 2 732 70 26 / 27
E-mail : [email protected]
Web: http://www.eafjd.org
http://www.eafjd.eu/
https://twitter.com/eafjd
https://www.facebook.com/European.Armenian.Federation
EAFJD condemns the continued attacks on Aleppo
>From the very beginning of the civil war in Syria, the Armenian
Community in Aleppo has suffered, big losses in lives, injuries and
properties, being in the center of the battleground between the Army
and the opposition forces. The situation has been deteriorated the
last period, from the moment that in the area the main forces fighting
against the army, are the Al Qaeda affiliated forces.
There is no doubt that those extremist rebel forces, are armed by
Turkey and entering from there, do not fight against the armed forces,
but basically their attacks are aimed against the population in the
cities and villages. Recently, they attacked the Armenian populated
town of Kessab, entering from Turkey, forcing the entire population to
evacuate the town and find shelter in the city of Latakia. During the
last days those forces entering again from Turkey are attacking
Aleppo, targeting basically the Armenian populated neighborhoods and
especially Nor Kyough.
As reported by news agencies also, incessant rocket fire against the
Nor Kyough neighborhood, from the Al Qaeda affiliated forces, are
endangering the lives of the population and are causing massive
destruction. Armenian churches, schools, institutions, houses and
stores are in complete or partial destruction, making life unbearable
for the citizens of the town, thus causing a new wave of evacuation
towards Latakia, which is already overflowing with Armenian refugees
from the insurgence of the terrorist groups in Kessab early this
spring.
In view of this terribly inhuman situation the Emergency Relief Body
of Syrian Armenians (ERBSA) has declared the Armenian Nor Kyough
neighborhood in Aleppo a DISASTER ZONE.
The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy condemns
these continuing attacks against the Armenian population in
Syria. There is no doubt that those Al Qaeda affiliated forces are
considering now as their target the Armenian towns and neighborhoods
and there is evidence that these growing attacks are being encouraged
by third countries and especially Turkey, where those groups are armed
and circulate freely between the borders of Turkey and Syria, besides
all the fake assurances of Turkey for the contrary.
We call on the European Union, that it is time to stop acting as it
does until now and condemn strongly the above attacks and to exercise
pressure on Turkey to stop arming those rebel groups and sending them
to Syria to attack Armenian towns and neighborhoods. We call on all
governments, especially those who are supporting the opposition forces
to immediately use their leverage to halt the attacks on the Armenian
neighborhoods. These governments which do not work to end the
operation will be considered moral accomplices in the anti-Armenian
attacks and all the other crimes perpetrated by those extremist
groups.
We call on the Syrian authorities to initiate immediate measures to
secure the physical safety of the unarmed civilians, aspiring to leave
in safety and peace in their towns and neighborhoods.
The Armenian nation who has suffered a genocide perpetrated by Turkey
and other terrible situations, has survived and will not tolerate any
new plans to mass attacks against our compatriots in Syria and will
respond accordingly all over the world to protect them.
eafjd.eu
@eafjd
facebook.com/European.Armenian.Federation