Two Members of Armenian Defense Unit Killed in Aleppo

Third Syrian-Armenian Hagop Abraham Challakian Succumbs to Injuries 

ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—Two members of the Armenian Defense Units of the Armenian neighborhoods of Aleppo—Kaspar Shatoyan (b. 1986) and Movses Movsesian (b.1987)—were killed by rebel-led rocket attack in the Armenian-populated Nor Kyugh district of Aleppo on Oct. 5.

Aleppo-based Armenian news service Kantsasar news reported that the death of the two Syrian-Armenian men happened in the afternoon of Oct. 5. Hagop Abraham Challakian (b. 1959) was among the injured from the attack, but later succumbed to his severe injuries after being taken to the hospital. According to the report, two other Armenian men—Varoujan Donabedian and Shahe Panoyan—were also injured in the attack.

Shatoyan, Movsesian, and Challakian were laid to rest on Oct. 6 in Aleppo.