Two Armenians killed, one injured in Aleppo rocket attack

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Armenians have been killed and another was injured in a rocket attack in Aleppo’s Nor Kugh district, Arevelk website reports, according to Massis Post.

Vera Kirakosian-Kentimian, 1956, and her son Harutyun Kentimian, 1985 have been killed. The injured victim is identified as Davit Ter-Nersisian.

Overall, 60-70 thousands Armenians resided in Syria before the bloody events. More than half of them lived in Aleppo, with the other half scattered in Latakia, Homs, Qamishli, Hasaka, Raqqah, Kessab and Damascus.

More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from Islamic State.