Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

[Haykakan]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

They will do the same thing to armenians and all other chrystians to if these animals win the war. Armenians should have taken the governments side in this fight because they will be dead or gone if the rebels win.

Al Nusrah Front released photos of execution of Syrian soldiers

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/10/al_nusrah_front_released_photo.php

Al Nusrah Front released photos of execution of Syrian soldiers
By Bill RoggioOctober 6, 2012 12:01 PM


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The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has released two photographs of the execution of Syrian soldiers reportedly captured in Aleppo [one of the photographs is reproduced above]. The soldiers were "from the Hanano barracks" according to the statement that was released by the group. The short statement was released on Sept. 3 and translated by the SITE Intelligence Group on Oct. 3. .........

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[Federate]

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Armenian report on the situation within the Aleppo Armenian community.

[Federate]

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FSA at an Armenian retirement home in the district of Bustan Basha in Haleb. The old folks were evacuated a long time ago. Bustan Basha district is just north of the Armenian-populated Midan (Nor Gyugh) area.

[Mos]

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Does FSA control the Armenian parts in Aleppo?

[Federate]

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Does FSA control the Armenian parts in Aleppo?

Nope, it has never been able to take them over for more than a day. In fact, the Armenian-populated districts (all in central Aleppo) are what's stopping them from advancing for months now. Armenians are subject to random mortars by the FSA (not necessarily targeted for being Armenian though) but besides that, the most they ever did was take over a police station in Midan's edges which they lost 2 days later.

Midan, Suleymaniyeh, Aziziyeh, Jdeideh, Zuhour & Sirian Jdid are the district names to watch over as they are the ones where Armenians live, especially Midan (80%+). Midan borders two FSA infested districts of Bustan Basha and Suleiman Halabi so we should pay particular attention to those districts.

A map from Wikipedia which allegedly describes the situation in Haleb with red being Syrian Army, green being FSA, olive oil being areas where clashes have been reported/unclear situation and yellow being the neutral Kurds. You can find Midan in the middle in olive oil. But from the daily updates I get from Armenians there, it's not an accurate map as Midan's "clashes" are simply mortars that fall every now and then. The Syrian Army is in control there.

[Vahram]

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Armenians are subject to random mortars by the FSA (not necessarily targeted for being Armenian though) but besides that, the most they ever did was take over a police station in Midan's edges which they lost 2 days later.

They know from Lepanon, when it came down to the nitty gritty Armo's once again showed that they can fight. And people from all over came and spoke to us and told us that it was a " Mis Understanding " After I heard this I asked myself is Mis Understanding good looking?

[Vrej1915]

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Հալեպում ավերվել է Սուրբ Գեւորգ եկեղեցին, Դամասկոսում հուժկու պայթյուն է որոտացել վիդեո
23:00 . 29/10


Սիրիայում իրավիճակը չի հանդարտվում եւ այսօր անհանգստացնող տեղեկություններ են ստացվել Սիրիայի մայրաքաղաքի հայ համայնքից։ Դամասկոսի մոտակայքում գտնվող հայաշատ Ժարամանայում տեղի ունեցած պայթյունի հետեւանքով զոհվել է 6 եւ վիրավորվել շուրջ 50 քաղաքացի։ Զոհերի եւ վիրավորների թվում կան նաեւ հայեր:
Ինչպես Դամասկոսից հաղորդեց "Ազդակ" օրաթերթի թղթակից Նորա Աշըքյանը, արվարձանի "Ռաուտա" թաղամասում ականապատված մեքենայի պայթյունի հետեւանքով զոհված վեց քաղաքացիների թվում են Ռանա Սալհապ Քալաջյանը եւ Ռանա Խաննուֆ-Մեխմելջյանը: Նրանք քրիստոնյա արաբներ էին, ովքեր ամուսնացել էին հայազգիների հետ։ Վիրավորների թվում է Անուշ Աբովյանը, ով հիվանդանոցում առաջին օգնություն ստանալուց հետո տեղափոխվել է տուն։
Ժարամանա շրջանում բնակվում են հիմնականում դրուզի համայնքի ընտանիքներ եւ քրիստոնյաներ: Վերջին քսան տարիներին ադ թաղամասում բնակություն է հաստատել հայ շուրջ 400 ընտանիք:
Այսօր բարբարոսության թիրախ է դարձել նաեւ Հալեպի հայկական հոգեւոր կենտրոններից մեկը՝ Նոր Գյուղ շրջանի Սուրբ Գեւորգ եկեղեցին։
Պատերազմական գործողությունների հետեւանքով եկեղեցու հարակից շրջաններից ավելի վաղ հեռացել էին հայ ընտանիքները։
Հաստատվել է նաեւ եկեղեցու հրկիզման մասին տեղեկությունը։ Պատմում է Բերիո թեմի Ազգային առաջնորդարանի մամուլի խոսնակ Ժիրայր Ռաիսյանը:
Մանրամասները՝ տեսանյութում

[Federate]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

Oskanian: Syrian-Armenians’ security should be foreign policy priority for Armenia

Proposing steps to assist the community, the politician says that the Syrian-Armenians’ security should be a foreign policy priority for Armenia.

“Over five thousand Syrian-Armenians have now found a shelter in their homeland, leaving behind their houses and business. Both they and we have two key issues on our minds – when and how the Syrian nightmare is going to end, and what it is that Armenia can but hasn’t done so far for the Syrian Armenians,” Oskanyan says, stressing the importance of realizing the true causes behind the conflict.

As a possible answer to the first quesiton, has suggested three factors, including the atmosphere caused by the Arab Spring, the tension and dissatisfaction that accumulated in the past four decades and the foreign forces’ bias to topple Assad.

Oskanian, now a lawmaker of the Prosperous Armenia party, notes that the factors have changed have change since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis two years ago.

“The majority of the Syrian population is now coming to realize that it is paying a very heavy price for its own initiative to launch reforms as they are being speculated by others. As to the foreign forces, they seem to have arrived at the conclusion that it will be impossible to topple Assad in this way,” he says, adding that the forces which have penetrated into Syria in the past two years can now have a more influence on the conflict resolution than a possible US-Russia agreement or the conflicts and deals between the Syrian regime and opposition.

Addressing the second question, Oskanian says that the Armenians are the only minority community in Syria, which have a national state offering them a support and privileges to ease their burden.

“But the problem is that the majority of the Armenian community remains in Syria, facing higher threats to life by every day. It is at this point that Armenia has serious steps to make, using its diplomatic levers to relieve the situation. I do not see any active consultations with Damascus, Moscow and Tehran on the one hand and with the countries actively involved in the process on the other. So far, our diplomacy has not shown any efforts to work at least with the United States, Qatar, Lebanon and Jordan. I would rather we hadn’t spoiled the relations to Turkey to such an extent as that would make a dialogue possible. I think the foreign minister has to meet with the UN peace envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi.

In other words, the existence and security of the Syrian-Armenian community should be among our foreign policy priorities,” says the politician.

http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/10/31/oskanyan-syrian-armenians/

[Federate]

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Syrian government holds talks for release of Armenian hostages

November 01, 2012 | 12:57
The Government of Syria is conducting negotiations for the release of ten people, including seven Armenians, who were taken hostage on Monday nearby Aleppo, reliable sources from the Armenian community of Syria told Armenian News-NEWS.am, and noted that all efforts are undertaken for their release.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the Syrian opposition rebels on Monday stopped a civilian bus, which was heading from Aleppo to Beirut, and took ten people hostage. Seven of the hostages are Armenian and three others are Christian Arabs. The opposition rebels demand the release of their 150 followers and threaten to kill the hostages if their demand is not met within three days.

The Armenian hostages are Garo Pampalian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeytounian, and Bashar and Georges (father and son) Rabat. But the names of the two other hostages and all of their ages are not announced.

http://news.am/eng/news/126905.html

[Mos]

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These rebels are terrorists being commanded by the Turks to attack Armenians. See how they attacked the Armenian Church. and of course, behind their backs are the J3ws and Israel. Any anti-Armenian activity out there, Israel is behind it. Someone needs to wipe Israel off the map. Let's go Iran.