Armenian soldier lost in Syria, sources say

PanARMENIAN.Net - It’s already 8 days Kessab-based Armenian soldier of Syrian armed forces, has been lost without trace, he founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page, writer/publicist said.

“Khajak Abelyan currently serves in Aleppo army unit,” Anahit Adamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, adding that Syrian army representatives refused to comment on the incident.

Aleppo-based Syrian Armenians are afraid to leave their homes, the founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page, writer/publicist Anahit Adamyan told PanARMENIAN.Net

According to a Syrian Armenian, who wrote to Facebook page administrators, the situation in Aleppo is very serious, with his family hiding in the cellar of their house to escape shelling.

“Electricity and phone service outage are common in the city, with no municipal service operating. The family would like to leave Aleppo for Armenia, yet are unable to in view of the danger of leaving the city,” Ms Adamyan said.