Islamists set fire to Armenian church in Syrian townOctober 29, 2013 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Islamists set fire to Surp Khach Armenian church in Tel Abyad town in northeast Syria. According to Beirut-based Aztag daily, the arson was committed by members of al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant group, who took the cross off the church and torched it. Armenians have been living in Tel Abyad since 1915. The church was built in 1932 and reconstructed in 1996. Before the war, it also hosted a Sunday school. 10,000 Armenians fled to Armenia while 5,000 found shelter in neighboring Lebanon. More than 115,000 people have been killed in Syria war, including tens of thousands of soldiers, rebels and civilians. Photo: aztagdaily.com Related links: Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |