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Comrade Bchakjian Raffi
The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has issued a statement announcing the death of the head of the defense of the Armenian districts of Aleppo, Comrade Bchakjian Raffi, who was killed in a rocket attack on 10 June. Raffi Bchakjian was born in 1961.
In recent weeks, the Armenian districts of Aleppo were attacked. Several civilians were killed between May 26 and June 10, including Maral Guligian, Vazgen Jabaghchourian Levon Kelkhacherian, Hovsep Janessian, Khachik Aboulaboutian and Betty Nersessian.
The attacks, which come from opposition groups, wounded several civilians and destroyed many buildings, including houses and shops. The 26 and 27 May the Gulbenkian hospital, which had served as home for older people during the war, was heavily damaged in a rocket attack. Following the attack, the elderly center were relocated for the third time since 2012.
Here is the statement of the ARF Bureau.
“With great sadness, the Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) mourns the loss of a devoted member of the FRA and leader of the defense of Armenian Aleppo neighborhoods, Raffi Bchakjian Unger, who was killed on June 10, during his service.
ARF Bureau
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