YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau issued an announcement on June 4 condemning the ongoing rocket attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo and urging international action to end the attacks on the civilian population and specifically the Armenian community.
Below is the translated text of the announcement:
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau condemns the continuing attack on Armenian neighborhoods in Aleppo during the past several days. There is already no doubt that the target of opposition forces to the Syrian regime has become Armenian neighborhoods.
There is evidence that the growing attacks on Armenian neighborhoods are being encouraged, especially by Turkey.
We call on all governments, especially Western nations, who are supporting the opposition forces to immediately use their leverage to halt the attacks on Armenian neighborhoods. Those governments that do not work to end the operations will be considered accomplices in the anti-Armenian attacks and all other crimes.
We call on the Syrian authorities to initiate immediate measures to secure the physical safety of unarmed Christian minorities.
We also call on the entire Armenian nation to, through all available means, support all efforts by Hai-Tahd committees and offices in an effort to end the anti-Armenian activities.
ARF Bureau
June 4, 2014
Guest Contributor
It’s time to defend ourselves. We have to take different actions to protect our communities.
Don’t rely on Europe or America.
God bless the people who are devoted for liberty and justice for all.
I wonder why Armenian organizations have not sue Turkey yet for crimes against humanity and war cri e for backing and directing the genocide in Kessab and now in Armenian towns of Aleppo besides obliging the Armenians of Rakka to pay the islamic Jeziah taxe for the non moslems in moslems lands. Scondemning is not enough we are fed up of crying like women step crying act
I have not seen any coverage of these attacks on Armenian villages in newspapers or on T V. ??