  Raqqa Armenian church cross replaced with Islamic State flag October 26, 2017 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Photojournalist Tony Ishak has photographed the Armenian church of Raqqa after the liberation of the city, Horizon Weekly reports. Raqqa’s famed Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs and the Greek Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation were both ravaged and desecrated by ISIS jihadists in 2014. Footage released on March 14, 2016 showed the Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs in Raqqa with crosses removed or toppled. ISIS turned the Church into a proselytizing center and replaced the cross with an ISIS flag. Other Armenian Churches in Syria destroyed by terrorists and militants: – The St. Rita Tilel Armenian Church in Aleppo was bombed by ISIS on April 28. – The Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor was destroyed by ISIS in September, 2014. – The Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs in Raqqa was torched by ISIS and its cross atop its clock tower removed. – In 2012 The Armenian church of the Holy Cross in Tal Abyad was torched by ISIS. – The Armenian Church of Forty Martyrs in Aleppo was bombed and destroyed in April 2015. – All Armenian churches in Kessab were desecrated by terrorists and militants.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
