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    SYRIAN ISLAMISTS KILL 80 CHRISTIANS, DISPLACE THOUSANDS MORE

    Worthy News
    March 31 2014

    By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent

    DAMASCUS, SYRIA (Worthy News)- Eighty Christians were killed
    and thousands more displaced after Islamic militants attacked the
    strategic Syrian town of Kessab near the Turkish border on March 21,
    according to Barnabas Aid.

    About 2,000 Armenian Christians fled Kessab as their homes were looted
    and their churches desecrated. Barnabas Aid partners are providing
    food, clothing and other essentials since many hurriedly left their
    homes empty-handed.

    Following the Islamist takeover of the town, Syria launched a
    counter-offensive to regain control of the region. But national
    tensions increased after the Turkish military shot down a Syrian jet
    that had strayed over the border during a mission over Kessab.

    Turkey has sided with the Islamist rebels in the Syrian civil war,
    providing them with supplies and allowing hundreds of rebels to freely
    cross its borders.

    The Armenian National Committee of America has written President
    Barack Obama calling on him to stop Turkey -- a member of NATO -- from
    facilitating attacks by foreign fighters associated with US-designated
    terrorist groups.

    The ANCA said Turkey's actions were a bitter reminder of the Armenian
    genocide (1894 to 1923) when Turks killed more than 1.5 million
    Armenian and Assyrian Christians.

    http://www.worthynews.com/12839-syrian-islamists-kill-80-christians-displace-thousands-more

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