Syria rebels seize Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district

Syria rebels seize Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district
August 21, 2012 - 15:58 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Free Syrian Army has taken Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district, the founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page said.

As writer/publicist Anahit Adamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Syrian rebels yesterday, Aug. 20 claimed to be heading to the city’s Azize, Jamilie, Midan districts, having asked the local Christian population to offer assistance to Free Syrian Army in their mission.

Fixed phone service outage is common in the city, with no mobile and Internet services operating.

As Aleppo-based Armenian told Ms. Adamyan earlier, government forces had banned population from leaving their houses and offering shelter to rebels.

Facebook page founder further noted that clashes had been recorded outside the National Primacy building.

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