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KESSAB EVENTS SIGNAL 3RD GENOCIDE AGAINST ARMENIANS (VIDEO)
19:44 | March 24,2014 | Interview
The attacks in the densely Armenian-populated town of Kessab [in
northwest Syria] can be considered the 3rd genocide against the
Armenians, says Turkologist Gevorg Petrosyan.
He says Turkey is trying to 'clear' the region off Armenians and strike
a blow to [President] Bashar Assad and the local Armenian community.
It would be much better if the Syrian government forces controlled
the entire country and seized the power. Time will favour Turkey and
its allies, said the Turkologist.
The armed incursion began on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 5:45a.m.,
with rebels associated with Al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam
and Ansar al-Sham crossing the Turkish border and attacking the
Armenian civilian population of Kessab. The attackers immediately
seized two guard posts overlooking Kessab, including a strategic hill
known as Observatory 45 and later took over the border crossing point
with Turkey. Snipers targeted the civilian population and launched
mortar attacks on the town and the surrounding villages. Many Armenian
families, the majority of the population of Kessab, were evacuated by
the local Armenian community leadership to safer areas in neighboring
Basit and Latakia. On Sunday, March 23, the extremist groups once
again entered the town of Kessab, took the remaining Armenian families
hostage, desecrated the town's three Armenian churches, pillaging
local residences and occupying the town and surrounding villages.
http://en.a1plus.am/1185215.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTOqZprxQQ
19:44 | March 24,2014 | Interview
The attacks in the densely Armenian-populated town of Kessab [in
northwest Syria] can be considered the 3rd genocide against the
Armenians, says Turkologist Gevorg Petrosyan.
He says Turkey is trying to 'clear' the region off Armenians and strike
a blow to [President] Bashar Assad and the local Armenian community.
It would be much better if the Syrian government forces controlled
the entire country and seized the power. Time will favour Turkey and
its allies, said the Turkologist.
The armed incursion began on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 5:45a.m.,
with rebels associated with Al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam
and Ansar al-Sham crossing the Turkish border and attacking the
Armenian civilian population of Kessab. The attackers immediately
seized two guard posts overlooking Kessab, including a strategic hill
known as Observatory 45 and later took over the border crossing point
with Turkey. Snipers targeted the civilian population and launched
mortar attacks on the town and the surrounding villages. Many Armenian
families, the majority of the population of Kessab, were evacuated by
the local Armenian community leadership to safer areas in neighboring
Basit and Latakia. On Sunday, March 23, the extremist groups once
again entered the town of Kessab, took the remaining Armenian families
hostage, desecrated the town's three Armenian churches, pillaging
local residences and occupying the town and surrounding villages.
http://en.a1plus.am/1185215.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTOqZprxQQ