Saturday, March 8, the Kiugh Nor (New Village) Armenian Quarter of Aleppo (Syria) was subjected to bombing according to information issued by the Archbishop of the Armenian Church Aleppo. The central street of Kiugh Nor was the target of the bombing as well as the vicinity of the Armenian cemetery. Several soldiers of the regular forces of the Syrian army were wounded. But fortunately there was no report of casualties or injuries among the civilian population of the Armenian Quarter. In early February, the district Nor Kiugh was also subjected to fire that caused damage on the sports complex “Sahakian” school and the building of the “Guiliguia ‘association. Since the outbreak of violence in Syria there nearly two years, from 60 to 70 Armenians were killed, half of Aleppo, the city that concentrates the largest Armenian community in Syria. Other Armenians died in Latakia, Homs, Kamishli, Hassaké, Yacoubia, Rakka, Kessab and Damascus.
Sunday, March 9, 2014,
Krikor Amirzayan © armenews.com