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

    DEMOKRAT HABER: LOOTERS OF ARMENIAN HOUSES IN KESSAB SPOKE TURKISH

    14:40 27/03/2014 " SOCIETY

    Opposition Turkish media actively cover the events in the
    Armenian-populated town of Kessab in Syria neighboring with the
    Turkish province of Hatay and in nearby districts.

    Citing information received from Syrian Armenians, Demokrat Haber
    reports that looters of Armenian houses in Kessab speak Turkish.

    When Kessab resident Ani Boymushakyan called the office of the
    Armenian Evangelical Church in Kessab, jihadists fighting against
    Assad answered in Turkish. According to another Armenian, when he
    called his apartment after moving to Latakia, rebels answered, who
    he said also spoke Turkish.

    On March 21, the Armenian-populated town of Kessab in Syria was
    attacked by armed bands from three points in Turkey. The Armenian
    residents were forced to abandon the town and were evacuated to
    neighboring Latakia.

    Hayastan or Bust.

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

      Syrian-Armenian Antranik Alishan Wardeh from Latakia martyred fighting in Daraa province. RIP.

      Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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

        «20 քեսաբցիներ, ովքեր հրաժարվել էին լքել իրենց տները, գերեվարվել և տարվել են թուրք-սիրիական սահմանին գտնվող մի բանտ»
        28 Մարտի 2014


        ՍԴՀԿ հայաստանյան կազմակերպության ատենապետ Նարեկ Գալստյանը HayNews.am-ին նոր տեղեկություններ հաղորդեց Քեսաբից.
        «Ինչպես հայտնում են Քեսաբի ՍԴՀԿ մեր աղբյուրները, իրենք Թուրքիայից լուր են ստացել, որ շուրջ 20 քեսաբցիներ, ովքեր հրաժարվել էին լքել իրենց տները, չնայած թուրքական կողմից անմիջական վտանգի, գերեվարվել և տարվել են թուրք-սիրիական սահմանին գտնվող մի բանտ, որը վերջերս է կառուցվել: Նրանց ճակատագիրն անհայտ է մնում: Մինչ այդ, սիրիական բանակը մոտեցել է Քեսաբի հարակից շրջաններին: Ընթանում են թեժ մարտեր...»

        HayNews.am

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

          Քեսաբում մարտերը շարունակվում են
          Մարտ 28, 2014
          by Գևորգ Պետրոսյան


          Քեսաբում շարունակվում են մարտերը Սիրիայի զինված ուժերի և իսլամիստ զինյալների միջև։ Թեև սիրիական զորքերը կարողացել են որոշակիորեն առաջանալ զինյալների զբաղեցրած դիրքերի ուղղությամբ սակայն Քեսաբը շարունակում է մնալ իսլամիստների վերահսկողության տակ։ Թուրքական աղբյուրները նշում են, թե Սիրիայի հատվածում սիրիական օդուժը գործողություններ է իրականացնում։ Ականատեսների վկայությամբ՝ զինյալներն արդեն մի քանի օր է, ինչ կողոպտում են հայերի ունեցվածքը, իսկ գողոնը տանում են Թուրքիայի տարածք։

          Քեսաբը՝ քատեզի վրա. Մինչ Լաթաքիա 57 կմ է
          Քեսաբը՝ քատեզի վրա. Մինչ Լաթաքիա 57 կմ է
          Հիշեցնենք, որ մարտի 21-ին Թուրքիայի գործուն աջակցությամբ «ալ Նուսրայի ճակատ» և «Ահրար ալ Շամ» իսլամիստական խմբավորման անդամները տարբեր ուղղությամբ գրոհել էին սիրիական բանակի դիրքերը՝ կարողանալով ճեղքել պաշտպանությունը և խորանալ։ Սիրիական բանակը պատասխան գործողություն է սկսել։ Թուրքական լրատվամիջոցների փոխանցմամբ՝ մարտի 25-ին կեսօրից հետո Սիրիայի ռազմաօդային ուժերը սկսել են ռմբահարել զինյալների դիրքերը։

          Քեսաբի հայությունը զինյալների գրոհի ընթացքում շտապ տեղափոխվել է Լաթաքիա, որտեղ ներկայում իրավիճակն ավելի ապահով է։ Հայերն ապաստանել են տեղի հայկական եկեղեցու տարածքում։ Հայերի շրջանում բարեբախտաբար զոհեր չեն եղել, սակայն բնակավայրում հայեր մնացել են, հիմնականում՝ տարեց մարդիկ։

          Զինյալներն իրենց գրոհն իրականացրել էին Թուրքիայի սահմանի կողմից, ինչը վկայում է, որ Անկարան գործուն աջակցություն է ցուցաբերել դրան, չի բացառվում նաև՝ կազմակերպել և ուղղորդել է հարձակումը։

          Ներկայում Քեսաբը շարունակում է մնալ «ալ Կաիդա» ահաբեկչական ցանցի հետ սերտ կապեր ունեցող «ալ Նուսրայի ճակատ» իսլամիստական խմբավորման հսկողության ներքո։ «Ալ Նուսրայի ճակատ» խմբավորումը Սիրիայում հակամարտության ընթացքում մշտապես տարատիպ աջակցություն է ստացել Թուրքիայից և Սիրիայի նախագահ Բաշար Ասադի դեմ պայքարող առավել հզոր ուժերից մեկն է «Սիրիայի ազատ բանակ» և «Իրաքի և Լևանտի իսլամական պետություն» խմբավորումների հետ մեկտեղ։

          «Ահրար ալ Շամ» կազմակերպությունն էլ մաս է կազմում «Սիրիայի իսլամական ճակատին , որը կազմավորվել է Սիրիայի հյուսիսում գործող մի շարք խմբավորումների միավորմամբ։

          Մարտի 23-ին հայտնի դարձավ, որ Թուրքիայի ԶՈւ ռազմաօդային ուժերի F-16 կործանիչները կրակ են բացել Սիրիայի օդուժի ՄիԳ-23 կործանիչի վրա, որին մեղադրել են Թուրքիայի օդային սահմանը խախտելու համար։ Հատկանշական է, որ ՄիԳ-23-ը թռիչք էր կատարում Քեսաբի շրջակայքում, իսկ թուրքական ագրեսիան կարելի է ուղղակիորեն կապել այս գործողությանն Անկարայի անմիջական մասնակցության հետ։

          Բացի այդ, Թուրքական SolPortal-ում տեղադրված տեսանյութում երևում է, թե ինչպես են զինյալները հանգիստ անցնում Թուրքիայի Յայլադաղի անցակետը, որից այն կողմ Սիրիայի Քեսաբ շրջանն է։

          Թուրքիայի արտաքին գործերի նախարարությունն իր տարածած պաշտոնական հաղորդագրությամբ հերքել է իր մասնակցությունը Քեսաբի գործողությանը, սակայն, ինչպես վերը նշեցինք, փաստերը հակառակն են ցույց տալիս։

          Քեսաբի շրջանը սահմանակից է ներկայիս Թուրքիային (1939 թվականին Սիրիայից խլված Ալեքսանդրեթի սանջակին, որը ներկայում թուրքերը կոչում են Հաթայի նահանգ)։ Քեսաբն ունի 3000 հայ բնակիչ, 3 եկեղեցի, կարևոր ռազմավարական դիրք է զբաղեցնում Լաթաքիայի և Թուրքիայի միջև, ունի գեղեցիկ բնություն և որպես հանգստավայր է ներկայանում։ Այս հատվածում է նաև Թուրքիայի և Սիրիայի միջև սահմանային անցակետը, որը ներկայում ևս անցել է Ասադի հակառակորդների ձեռքը։

          1909-ին Կիլիկիայի (Ադանայի) կոտորածի ժամանակ հայերի ջարդեր են եղել նաև Քեսաբում: 1915-ին՝ հայերի ցեղասպանության շարունակության ժամանակ նոր ջարդեր են եղել հայաբնակ այս շրջանում։ Հերթական հարվածն էլ հայերը ստանում են արդեն 21-րդ դարում և կրկին Թուրքիայի կողմից։

          Այս ամենի արդյունքում Անկարան ու զինյալները ոչ միայն հարվածում են Բաշար Ասադի հենակետին` ալավիաբնակ Լաթաքիային, այլ նաև փորձում են հայաթափել Թուրքիայի և այդ շրջանի միջև ընկած հայաբնակ հողերը, ինչը հնարավորություն է ստեղծում տարածքում ավելի հեշտ ու անարգել տարածել Թուրքիայի ազդեցությունը։

          razminfo

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

            Syria’s Kessab: The devastation of an Armenian safe haven



            By: Kevork Almassian
            Published Wednesday, March 26, 2014
            The Syrian town of Kessab, once a popular holiday destination, has recently come under heavy gunfire from rebel groups linked to al-Qaeda. Armed men entered the town, looted Armenian shops and homes, taking families hostage, and desecrating the town's three churches.

            The attack has forced at least 2,000 ethnic Armenian civilians to seek refuge in Latakia and other neighboring hills. For Syria watchers, this incident further highlights the systematic targeting of Christian communities in the country.

            While Syrian-Armenian parties did not participate in the ongoing war - apart from young Syrian-Armenians who are conscripted into the army - the Armenian community was not spared from the systematic targeting of ethnic and religious minorities by anti-government forcesPart of an ancient civilization that extends from the Syrian coast up to the valley of the Orontes River, Kessab is located in the far northern countryside of Latakia, 2 km south of the Turkish border and 7 km east of the coastline. The majority of the population in Kessab and the surrounding region are descendants of the survivors of the Siege of Antioch (Antakya), which took place in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Many Antochians, predominantly ethnic Armenians, fled Ottoman persecution and found refuge in more mountainous regions, such as Kessab. Centuries later, in 1915, fleeing massacres at the hands of Ottoman Turks, more Armenians found refuge in Kessab while others perished in the desert of Deir el-Zor and toward the south of the Jordanian desert.
            Almost a hundred years after the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the AKP government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan appears to have proven William Faulkner's saying: "The past is not dead. In fact it is not even past."

            Turkey intervened in the Syrian crisis from its early stages. Erdogan - along with other countries - provided anti-regime forces safe havens inside Turkish territories and turned a blind eye to the influx of foreign fighters into Syria, including some from Chechnya and other Central Asian countries. Those fighters currently form the strongest elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and other al-Qaeda affiliated groups.

            While Syrian-Armenian parties did not participate in the ongoing war - apart from young Syrian-Armenians who are conscripted into the army - the Armenian community was not spared from the systematic targeting of ethnic and religious minorities by anti-government forces, such as the St. Kevork Church in Aleppo, the Armenian Catholic Church in Raqqa, among many other churches, schools and institutions.

            The Syrian government, as well as several Armenian websites, reported the recent cross-border attacks were waged from three border points inside Turkish territories. According to security sources in Kessab, the attacks were waged under heavy artillery cover by the Turkish army, while the injured were being treated in the city of Yayladagi in Turkey, which borders Syria.

            Three days before the assault on Kessab, the leader of Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called on Chief of General Staff General Necdet Ozel "not to embark on an adventure" with a military intervention in Syria, saying that "He [Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan] could decide to move the army into Syria before the elections."

            Kilicdaroglu's prediction seems to have come true when the Turkish air force gunned down a Syrian warplane on March 23, in an area where al-Qaeda affiliated groups have been battling the Syrian Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) over control of a border crossing. PM Erdogan congratulated his army in an election rally in northwest Turkey.

            Analysts believe this could be Erdogan's last card before local elections in Turkey take place on March 30. Some Syrian observers believe this escalation on the part of Turkey is a provocative act aimed at dragging both armies into a direct confrontation in order to mobilize the Turkish public and regain some of the support Erdogan lost in the last few months as a result of the corruption scandals and restrictions on media freedom. With Erdogan’s popularity in decline, he is seemingly hoping to export the internal crisis abroad to gain a moral victory which could help him in the upcoming elections.

            Abdoullah Ali, an expert on Islamic groups in Syria, confirmed the takeover was headed by Abou Mousa al-Chechani (Chechnyan), among other senior and experienced fighters who had previously fought in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya and Iraq, thus indicating the importance of this battle.

            These vicious and unprompted attacks against the Armenian-populated towns and villages of Kessab are the latest examples of this violence, actively encouraged by neighboring Turkey. Kessab was the only city bordering Turkey that was controlled by the Syrian government. Syrian-Armenian war correspondent Sarkis Kassargian believes taking control of Kessab means taking control of the border crossing with Turkey, which allows anti-government fighters to advance toward the coastline, and in turn strengthen their position on the ground. In addition, the alleged capture of Samra village by rebel forces grants them access to the highest point in the village.
            An influential Washington-based Armenian advocacy group, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), has condemned the “onslaught on Kessab” and accused Turkey of facilitating the infiltration of radical groups in their attacks on Christian and other minority populations in Kessab. The group has also called on the US administration and Congress to pressure Ankara to end its support for “the destruction of Kessab.”

            "For months, we have warned the international community of the imminent threat posed by extremist foreign fighters against the Christian minority population in Syria," the group said, in a statement. "These vicious and unprompted attacks against the Armenian-populated towns and villages of Kessab are the latest examples of this violence, actively encouraged by neighboring Turkey. We call upon all states with any influence in the Syrian conflict to use all available means to stop these attacks against the peaceful civilian population of Kessab, to allow them to return to their homes in safety and security."

            After targeting the Armenian-populated villages of Ghnaymiyeh and Yaakoubiyeh, it is now the turn of Kessab, from which some 670 Armenian families fled to Latakia under the protection of the Syrian Army. Armenians who were displaced from Aleppo to Kessab have found themselves homeless yet again in Latakia. “Is this is our destiny?” many Armenians are now wondering.

            Kevork Almassian is a political analyst specializing in Middle East affairs. He's also a presenter and programme producer at Al-Etejah TV.

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              SYRIA IN LAST 24 HOURS: ARMY KILLS 500 MILITANTS NEAR TURKISH BORDER

              Fars New Agency, Iran
              March 27 2014

              TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army killed hundreds of foreign-backed
              militants in the Northern parts of the war-hit country.

              The army units killed 500 terrorists who were trying to enter Syria
              from neighboring Turkey.

              Also in the past 24 hours, the Syrian army killed a senior militant
              commander in the Damascus countryside.

              The army units killed head of the Opposition Military Council in
              Al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside on Thursday.

              Also, the Syrian army killed a notorious terrorist ringleader in
              Felita region.

              The army killed Ahmad Navaf, commander of Seif Al-Haq battalions,
              in heavy clashes in Felita region.

              Meantime, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned of the dangers
              of terrorism and extremism backed by the West and some countries in
              the region.

              President al-Assad cautioned, during a meeting Thursday with an
              Armenian parliamentary delegation, that this extremist ideology
              poses a threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
              characterized by cultural and social diversity, Syrian Arab News
              Agency reported.

              Elsewhere, Turkey's main opposition party criticized Prime Minister
              Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his policy on neighboring Syria.

              "The world's most immoral man is currently occupying the Turkish prime
              minister's seat. He wants to drag Turkey into a war against Syria,"
              said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People's Party
              (CHP), in an interview with al-Monitor on Thursday.

              Kilicdaroglu also noted that Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development
              Party (AKP) is playing good-cop, bad-cop with the foreign-backed
              militants fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar
              al-Assad.

              The opposition leader went on to say that the current conflict in
              Syria is not a threat to Turkey.

              Elsewhere, a car bomb blast rocked al-Arman neighborhood in the city
              of Homs, claiming the life of a civilian and injuring 11 others.

              A source in Homs province said that the Thursday bombing took place
              in the main street in the neighborhood where militants had earlier
              parked the car.

              The source said most of the injured are women and children, adding
              that the terrorist attack also caused great material damage to a
              number of houses, cars and shops.

              Hayastan or Bust.

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                Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
                SYRIA IN LAST 24 HOURS: ARMY KILLS 500 MILITANTS NEAR TURKISH BORDER

                Fars New Agency, Iran
                March 27 2014

                TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army killed hundreds of foreign-backed
                militants in the Northern parts of the war-hit country.

                The army units killed 500 terrorists who were trying to enter Syria
                from neighboring Turkey.

                Also in the past 24 hours, the Syrian army killed a senior militant
                commander in the Damascus countryside.

                The army units killed head of the Opposition Military Council in
                Al-Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside on Thursday.

                Also, the Syrian army killed a notorious terrorist ringleader in
                Felita region.

                The army killed Ahmad Navaf, commander of Seif Al-Haq battalions,
                in heavy clashes in Felita region.

                Meantime, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned of the dangers
                of terrorism and extremism backed by the West and some countries in
                the region.

                President al-Assad cautioned, during a meeting Thursday with an
                Armenian parliamentary delegation, that this extremist ideology
                poses a threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
                characterized by cultural and social diversity, Syrian Arab News
                Agency reported.

                Elsewhere, Turkey's main opposition party criticized Prime Minister
                Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his policy on neighboring Syria.

                "The world's most immoral man is currently occupying the Turkish prime
                minister's seat. He wants to drag Turkey into a war against Syria,"
                said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People's Party
                (CHP), in an interview with al-Monitor on Thursday.

                Kilicdaroglu also noted that Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development
                Party (AKP) is playing good-cop, bad-cop with the foreign-backed
                militants fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar
                al-Assad.

                The opposition leader went on to say that the current conflict in
                Syria is not a threat to Turkey.

                Elsewhere, a car bomb blast rocked al-Arman neighborhood in the city
                of Homs, claiming the life of a civilian and injuring 11 others.

                A source in Homs province said that the Thursday bombing took place
                in the main street in the neighborhood where militants had earlier
                parked the car.

                The source said most of the injured are women and children, adding
                that the terrorist attack also caused great material damage to a
                number of houses, cars and shops.

                http://english.farsnews.com/newstext...13930108000225
                Iranian cheap propaganda.....

                If you permit my Dear, I will do your job, but contrary to you, with arguments on the content, not the container:

                You should avoid unsubtaciated news so evidently false, even SANA does not quote such numbers.
                We are not talking of Qualamoun or Damascus, where the Syrians have tactical and arms qualitative advantage.... but turkish controlled skies, plus heavily armed, professionally commanded (trk), with state of the art telecommunication and heavy armor (turkish), and backed by turkish artillery fire.
                Do you have an idea what kind of battle should have been, to inflict such losses in one day, in these conditions?
                Don't you think closer sources must have talked about, Syrian, Lebaneese, or at least Lebaneese Armenian???

                Roughly speeking, according official and semi official pro-Assad sources, since the start of the invasion, they put the losses of the invaders somewhere between 150-250, at max.....
                And for yesterday, no word of any major news from that front.... strange isn't it??

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                  Turkey Blamed In Attack On Syrian Armenian Village
                  March 28, 2014 -
                  by Joshua Kucera


                  An attack by Syrian rebels on an ethnic Armenian town has raised questions about Turkey's role in supporting the opposition and prompted claims by many Armenians that the attack was orchestrated by the Turkish government as an attack on Armenians.

                  The town, Kesab, is in Syria's far northwestern corner, on the border with Turkey and on the Mediterranean coast. It has been Armenian for centuries, unlike most of the Armenian communities in Syria which were settled by refugees from the 1915 genocide in Turkey.

                  Last week, Syrian rebels attacked Kesab, "part of an offensive aimed at opening up a rebel link to the sea," Reuters reported. And Syria's government blamed Turkey: "Syrian authorities accused Turkey of helping the fighters launch their attack on Kasab from Turkish territory, saying Ankara's army 'provided cover for this terrorist attack' on the wooded and hilly border region."

                  And a number of Armenian sources took that accusation further, and said that it was a deliberate Turkish attack on Armenians. The Armenian website Mediamax posted an interview with Mudar Barakat, a pro-government Syria commentator, in which he said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arranged the attack as part of his campaign for Turkey's upcoming elections. "Erdogan is targeting Kassab’s symbolic importance as a peaceful Syrian cradle for the Armenian families who survived the massacres enforced by his Ottoman predecessors and it seems that this attack on Kassab is a reflection of Erdogan’s anger towards Armenia’s stand against his terrorism in Syria, and a reminder of the 1915 massacres and the historical Turkish animosity towards the Armenians."

                  The Washington-based Armenian National Committee of America posted an alert blaming Turkey for the attack on Kesab: "[T]he onslaught on Kessab was launched from Turkey by foreign fighters affiliated with an extremist wing of the al-Qaeda terrorist group. Attackers wounded during fighting were returned to Turkey for medical treatment." And Public Radio of Armenia published an appeal, purportedly from the "Armenians of Kesab", saying: “This is a call to all Armenians. This is a call to humanity. The world needs to hear the truth. Erdogan and his government are war criminals."

                  For its part, Turkey has denied the allegations. In a March 26 statement, the Foreign Ministry said:

                  The allegations by some circles that Turkey is providing support to the opposition forces by letting them use its territory or through some other ways during the conflict which have intensified recently in the Latakia/Kesab region are totally unfounded and untrue.

                  We consider the efforts of such circles, moving from these claims, to draw an analogy between the developments in the Kesab region and the painful incidents of the past as a confrontational political propaganda attempt and particularly condemn it....

                  In accordance with its humanitarian and conscientious responsibility, Turkey notified the relevant UN bodies that Syrian Armenians residing in Kesep region could be admitted in Turkey too and protection could be provided to them. Also, the representatives of the Armenian community were informed of the matter through official channels. Contacts on this issue are underway. Necessary steps will be taken to meet the needs of Syrian Armenians as is the case for all other Syrians.

                  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has addressed the attack, thanking the Syrian government for its part in protecting Kesab's Armenians but not mentioning Turkey. He did, though, mention Kesab's history, including its suffering in the 1915 genocide. "I think that everyone should realize that these parallels should sober all the sides," he said.

                  The attack had little to do with Kesab's Armenian heritage and more to do with its strategic location, said Emil Sanamyan, the Washington-based editor of the newspaper Armenian Reporter. But it was predictable for Armenians to see it through the lens of their own experiences, he told The Bug Pit. "Now it would of course be desirable for the Turkish government to have the necessary sensitivity to this subjective reality and give Syrian Armenians some kind special treatment, but it appears demands of military necessity have overruled that and the attack on Kessab was staged as a diversionary move to relieve rebels that have been hammered by Assad's forces along the Damascus-Latakia corridor," he said. "That is of course of little relevance to most if not all Armenians and they will perceive it through the subjective lenses, just like everyone else does."

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                    Թուրքիոյ Հրետանին Կրակ Բացած Է Քեսապի Ուղղութեամբ
                    March 29, 2014
                    Ազդակ Օրաթերթ - Լիբանան հրատարակուող հայկական օրաթերթ։

                    Թրքական «Միլլիյէթ» օրաթերթի կայքը կը հաղորդէ, որ Թուրքիոյ Ալեքսանտրէթ նահանգի Եայլատաղ շրջանի դատարկ հողատարածքին մէջ սուրիական կողմէն արձակուած ռումբի պայթումին պատճառաբանութեամբ թրքական բանակը պատասխան հարուածներ հասցուցած են սուրիական տարածքին:

                    Եայլատաղի հակառակ կողմը` թուրք-սուրիական սահմանէն 3 քիլոմեթր հեռաւորութեան վրայ, կը գտնուի հայաբնակ Քեսապ աւանը, որուն համար մարտերը կը շարունակուին:

                    Ալեքսանտրէթի նահանգապետարանին հրապարակած տեղեկութեան համաձայն, հինգշաբթի երեկոյեան Սուրիոյ կողմէ արձակուած ռումբ մը պայթած է Թուրքիոյ տարածքին մէջ գտնուող դատարկ հողատարածքին մէջ: Պայթումին պատճառով զոհեր կամ նիւթական վնասներ չեն արձանագրուած, սակայն Թուրքիան հրետանային պատասխան հարուած հասցուցած է եւ գնդակոծած Սուրիոյ տարածքը:

                    Լիբանանեան «Նաշրա» լրատուական կայքը երէկ հաղորդեց, որ Սուրիոյ բանակը թիրախ դարձուցած է Քեսապի շրջակայքը եւ Քալատուրանի մէջ գտնուող ընդդիմադիր զինեալներու դիրքերը, իսկ սուրիական օդուժը հարուածած է Քեսապի մօտ գտնուող Քոզ լերան եւ Խըրպեթ Սուլասի մէջ գտնուող մեծաթիւ զինեալներ:

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                      It maybe exaggerated but I wont put it pass the quad force to kick some serous ass......Iran will not allow Syria to fall.
                      B0zkurt Hunter

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