THE SITUATION IN ALEPPO IS CALM, BUT THE STRUGGLE ON THE TURKISH-SYRIAN FRONTIER FLARED UP: REISIAN
16:05, 14 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Notwithstanding the clashes between
the rebels and Governmental forces in several districts of Aleppo
go on, the situation in the Armenian districts is calm. The Press
Secretary of the Armenian National Prelacy in Aleppo Jirayr Reisian
informed “Armenpress” about this and in addition he said that the
situation in Aleppo, which was intense during the recent days, is
peaceful now, the number of explosions and shooting has been reduced.
According to Reisian the struggle on the Turkish-Syrian frontier flared
up; particularly in the city of Ras al Ayn, where the governmental
forces try to push the armed rebels back.
The Arabian mass media state that it has been already three days that
the Syrian military airplanes do not seize bombing the city of Ras
al Ayn trying to control the situation.
The Syrian SANA agency states that in the road from Damascus to Aleppo
the rebels attacked three trucks, beat the drivers and robbed the
vehicles. There have been 15 tons of humanitarian aid in the trucks
– food, medicines and other goods. Two of the vehicles went in the
direction of Aleppo, the third one to Idleb.
Clashes in Syria lasting more than 12 months caused the death of more
than 30 thousand people, including four dozens Armenians.
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