YEREVAN—The Armenian government is working to assist ethnic Armenians in danger of being caught in the wake of the Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria, which is now entering its first week. Authorities in Yerevan were quick to formally condemn the Turkish assault, which has been dubbed “Operation Peace Spring” by the Turkish military.
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Great article.
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So very good!
Good job by the Armenian Weekly in correcting the extremely absurd, original title of this article, “Armenia Backs Christians in Northeastern Syria as Turkey Invades”, and changing it to an appropriate title.
My first Armenian ancestors came to the United States in the 1890s. I’m very happy they were able to do this. It seems the Middle East has been a place of too much cultural, religious, and ethnic conflict for Armenians who escaped there. Was it ever meant to be a place of respite for Christian minorities? At least if it was at some point, I would fear it is no more.
The kurdish Terrotists ypg/pkk are agains everything what is not kurdish and support them. They close many christian schools in the Region. I hope and wish we will get soon peace in Syria and the origin citizens will come back to the hometowns.
Am I the only one here who sees the Armenian part in this quite cynical? The Republic of Armenia has so far failed to replenish it’s falling population, but now it sees this situation in Syria as an opportunity to do just that. I see Armenian intellectuals lauding the great humanitarianism of the Armenians without focusing on the fact that they are only focusing on their own ethnic kin in the hope to bring them in.
And also this same article also mentions Turkey sending in Syrian refugees to create a wedge between the Kurdish communities. It describes this accurately as ethnic cleansing. How is this any different to sending lots of Western Armenians into Artsakh?
For the 29 Armenian families who resettled from the Qamishli area to Artsakh’s Kashatagh District in 2012, for instance, acclamation to a rural lifestyle and experience in agriculture was an asset for them as well as for their adopted communities. Thanks to them, Artsakh will soon be