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IS SAID TO DESTROY ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
The Times of Israel
Sept 22 2014
Complex in Deir ez-Zor was often compared to the Auschwitz death camp
in Poland
By Times of Israel staff
ighters from the Islamic State reportedly desecrated an Armenian
Genocide memorial complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor,
near the site where vast numbers of Armenian refugees were forced
to march to their deaths in the early 20th century, Lebanese media
outlet Al Mayadeen TV reported.
The Der Zor Memorial Church contains the remains of victims of the
Armenian Genocide and is often compared to the Auschwitz death camp
in Poland.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians were said to have died during the
march to Deir ez-Zor, which was ordered by Ottoman Turk soldiers.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian condemned the destruction
of the church and called on the international community to combat
the Islamic State, which, he said, "threatened civilized mankind,"
Armenian news outlets reported.
The Armenian Genocide Memorial Church served as a pilgrimage site for
Armenians in Syria, and every year, on April 24, special commemoration
ceremonies attended by thousands of people would be held at the site.
The complex housed, in addition to the church, a museum, monument
and archive.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/is-reportedly-destroys-armenian-genocide-memorial/
The Times of Israel
Sept 22 2014
Complex in Deir ez-Zor was often compared to the Auschwitz death camp
in Poland
By Times of Israel staff
ighters from the Islamic State reportedly desecrated an Armenian
Genocide memorial complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor,
near the site where vast numbers of Armenian refugees were forced
to march to their deaths in the early 20th century, Lebanese media
outlet Al Mayadeen TV reported.
The Der Zor Memorial Church contains the remains of victims of the
Armenian Genocide and is often compared to the Auschwitz death camp
in Poland.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians were said to have died during the
march to Deir ez-Zor, which was ordered by Ottoman Turk soldiers.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian condemned the destruction
of the church and called on the international community to combat
the Islamic State, which, he said, "threatened civilized mankind,"
Armenian news outlets reported.
The Armenian Genocide Memorial Church served as a pilgrimage site for
Armenians in Syria, and every year, on April 24, special commemoration
ceremonies attended by thousands of people would be held at the site.
The complex housed, in addition to the church, a museum, monument
and archive.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/is-reportedly-destroys-armenian-genocide-memorial/