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    SYRIA OPPOSITION DENIES IT ATTACKED ARMENIANS

    Turkish Press
    April 3 2014

    Thursday, April 03, 2014

    ANKARA - Syrian opposition has refuted claims that its fighters
    attacked the Armenian community of Kasab in the northwestern coast
    after capturing the town in late March.

    Leading armed opposition group Free Syrian Army commander Anas Abu
    Malik told AA on Thursday that opposition fighters were "making a
    great effort" to meet the needs of the local community.

    The town of Kasab, in Syria's main port city Latakia, has over 2,000
    inhabitants, who are mostly of Armenian origin.

    Malik warned against a media campaign by the Syrian regime, which seeks
    to pressure the opposition by claiming the residents were attacked
    after the town was captured by the Free Syrian Army two weeks ago.

    Malik said the regime wanted to create the image of a conflict between
    "extremists and minorities" in Syria.

    "The war in Syria is between the oppressed Syrian people, who want
    freedom, and the oppressive regime which killed 150,000 people in
    three years," he said.

    Abdel Wahed Estifo, a Christian member of the main opposition group
    Syrian National Coalition, said Thursday opposition fighters were
    sensitive in their treatment of the communities in areas where they
    hold control.

    "The regime of [Syrian President Bashar] Assad is raining bombs on
    its people - Alawites and Sunnis, Muslims and Christians, Arabs and
    Armenians alike," Estifo said. "The people of Kasab need protection
    not from the opposition, but from Assad."

    http://www.turkishpress.com/news/398393/

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