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ARF Eastern US Central Committee Issues Statement on Kessab
By Contributor // March 28, 2014
The ARF Eastern US Central Committee has issued the following announcement
pledging its solidarity with the people of Kessab, which has been under
siege since Friday when rebel gunmen entered Syria from Turkey and began
attacking the population. The ARF has strongly condemned the attack and is
urging the international community to intervene and deter Turkey from
aiding and abetting the rebel fighters.
Below is the text of the announcement.
By now, readers are aware of the brutal, unprovoked attacks by rebel groups
upon the peaceful population of Kessab. These attacks have uprooted a
centuries-old community, consisting mainly of Armenians as well as other
minorities in northern Syria, and are the cause of great concern and
uncertainty.
We strongly condemn this act of terrorism, which in all likelihood was
aided and abetted by Turkey, and which violates long-standing border
agreements between Turkey and Syria. While Syrian forces now wage combat in
an attempt to drive out the militants, we are doing our utmost to mobilize
the international community, especially the US, to pressure those
sponsoring this invasion to leave the town to its rightful residents.
Both on the state and federal levels, the Armenian National Committee of
America, beginning last Friday, has met with influential US officials to
inform them about these developments and to ask that they join a campaign
in urging the White House to use its influence to halt Turkey's direct or
indirect role in the attacks. These efforts are ongoing.
The ANCA is also informing human rights organizations and United Nations
non-governmental organizations about the fate of Kessab, and will seek
their assistance in efforts to confront this human tragedy.
At the community level, the ARF is in touch with our leading organizations,
seeking to expand the existing relief efforts, led by the Syrian-Armenian
Relief Fund. Our immediate goal is to carry out targeted, emergency
assistance for displaced Kessab residents who now reside temporarily in
nearby Latakia.
We will continue our efforts, and have no doubt about the support of the
entire Armenian-American community.
ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION
Eastern US Central Committee
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/03/28/arf-eastern-us-central-committee-issues-statement-on-kessab/
By Contributor // March 28, 2014
The ARF Eastern US Central Committee has issued the following announcement
pledging its solidarity with the people of Kessab, which has been under
siege since Friday when rebel gunmen entered Syria from Turkey and began
attacking the population. The ARF has strongly condemned the attack and is
urging the international community to intervene and deter Turkey from
aiding and abetting the rebel fighters.
Below is the text of the announcement.
By now, readers are aware of the brutal, unprovoked attacks by rebel groups
upon the peaceful population of Kessab. These attacks have uprooted a
centuries-old community, consisting mainly of Armenians as well as other
minorities in northern Syria, and are the cause of great concern and
uncertainty.
We strongly condemn this act of terrorism, which in all likelihood was
aided and abetted by Turkey, and which violates long-standing border
agreements between Turkey and Syria. While Syrian forces now wage combat in
an attempt to drive out the militants, we are doing our utmost to mobilize
the international community, especially the US, to pressure those
sponsoring this invasion to leave the town to its rightful residents.
Both on the state and federal levels, the Armenian National Committee of
America, beginning last Friday, has met with influential US officials to
inform them about these developments and to ask that they join a campaign
in urging the White House to use its influence to halt Turkey's direct or
indirect role in the attacks. These efforts are ongoing.
The ANCA is also informing human rights organizations and United Nations
non-governmental organizations about the fate of Kessab, and will seek
their assistance in efforts to confront this human tragedy.
At the community level, the ARF is in touch with our leading organizations,
seeking to expand the existing relief efforts, led by the Syrian-Armenian
Relief Fund. Our immediate goal is to carry out targeted, emergency
assistance for displaced Kessab residents who now reside temporarily in
nearby Latakia.
We will continue our efforts, and have no doubt about the support of the
entire Armenian-American community.
ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION
Eastern US Central Committee
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/03/28/arf-eastern-us-central-committee-issues-statement-on-kessab/