 Armenian church in Syria’s Tell Abyad town turned into prison July 7, 2015 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of Christian minorities of Syria is gradually decreasing because of the ongoing war. Few people from the local Christian Armenians still live there, while the Armenian church of Tell Abyad town was turned into a prison, according to A1+. Syrians in Tell Abyad are now free from the rule of the Islamic State, but the number of Christians, once amounting to 6000, has significantly decreased. First, the rebels invaded the city and plundered it, and then the jihadists came. In 2012, as the Kurdish service of Voice of America said, the church was turned into a prison, where hundreds of Christians were detained and beheaded. The church building currently stands safe, although empty. Its destiny is unknown.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
