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Kurdish forces in Afrin Syria Launch nine rocked into Turkish town kill 2 wanded 18

February 2, 2018 by administrator

At least two people were killed and 18 others wounded in Reyhanli and Kilis in nine rocket attacks launched from northern Syria amid an ongoing Turkish invasion against Kurdish enclave of Afrin.

Rockets fired from northern Syria wrought havoc in downtown Reyhanli, a border town in the southern province of Hatay, on Friday, killing two residents.

The rocket attacks have intensified after Turkey’s foray into northwestern Syria to capture Afrin from People’s Protection Units (YPG), Kurdish Fighters

Speaking of the “Operation Olive Branch,” Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday five Turkish people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in total in 82 rocket attacks launched from northern Syria.

Turkey’s border towns have become targets in what is believed to be retaliatory attacks from YPG-controlled areas since the onset of the Turkish operation against Afrin.

Friday’s attacks were the most ferocious ones as nine rockets were fired in a single day.

Artsakh Defense Ministry publishes footage of Azerbaijani rocket strike

October 23, 2017 by administrator

Nagorno-Karabakh’s (Artsakh) Ministry of Defense has published a footage featuring the Sunday ceasefire violations provoked by the Azerbaijani armed forces on the Line of Contact.

The adversary shot five mines, and a rocket from the anti-tank guided missile Spike to strike Armenian defense positions in the north-east of the frontline.

In an official statement released Monday morning, the country’s Ministry of Defense condemned the incident, promising a “painful and non-proportionate retaliation”.

Davit Babayan, the spokesperson of the Nagorno-Karabakh president, also voiced their criticism against the “Azerbaijani regime’s blatant anti-Armenian policy of hatred.”

Syria: Armenian town Kessab Hit by Rocket Fire from Turkey

January 21, 2016 by administrator

Smoke rises from building in Kessab during another attack by Turkish-backed militants in 2014

ALEPPO—At 3:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday Kessab was hit by two GRAD missiles rattling the residents of the mainly Armenian-populated city in Syria, reported the executive editor of Gandzasar newspaper Zarmig Boghigian.

The rocket fire came from the direction of the Turkish border, according to Boghigian. One of the rockets landed a 55 yards from the Kessab mosque, while the other landed on the street behind the Holy Trinity Armenian Evangelical Church in the city.

The rocket fire caused heavy damage with one reported injury reported. No fatalities were reported.

Kessab residents, especially children who were playing in their yard were severely shaken by the attack.

In March, 2014 Islamic militants affiliated with al Qaeda attacked Kessab, bringing the city under siege for three months and forcing its population to flee to nearby Lattakia and elsewhere. In June, 2014, forces affiliated with the Syrian government liberated Kessab, paving the way for families to return to their home, which were looted and destroyed by the Turkish-backed Muslim militants.

Armenian-populated Nor Gyugh district in Aleppo hit by rocket – ‘Gandzasar’

July 28, 2015 by administrator

Water and electricity supplies have improved in Aleppo as compared with recent days. Residents receive only 6 hours of electricity a day, but mains water returned to many parts of the city. The Internet is still cut off, according to a statement on the Facebook page of ‘Gandzasar’ paper.

The situation remains tense in the city. A rocket fired by militants yesterday in Naylal district killed one person and wounded several others. Armenian-populated Nor Gyugh district of Aleppo also came under rocket fire that caused damage.