Caught up in lifes everyday activity, its easy for me to take certain blessings for granted--especially my safety and security. However, this week, its been impossible to ignore the horrific situation in Kessab, Syria. One of the last areas of historic Western Armenia still populated by Armenians, Kessab has long been a symbol of pride and endurance. This outpost had survived several Turkish attempts to wipe out its residents--until this week. On March 21, rebels associated with Al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham crossed from Turkey into Kessab. According to eyewitness reports, the rebels crossed freely through Turkish military barracks, and the Turkish Air Force provided protection. The rebels sacked Kessab, forcing the entire Armenian population to flee for their lives. Rebels took the remaining Armenian families hostage, desecrated the town’s three Armenian churches and pillaged local residences. In the wake of this act of ethnic cleansing, little has been reported in the Western media, and our government continues to offer Turkey its unflagging support. Even more troubling, although Kessab is far from the first Christian or Armenian area to be directly targeted, our government has offered no help and our media has remained silent. Only we can raise the alarm. The choice is clear: sit silently and allow entire peoples to vanish, or stand in protest and demand justice for the minorities of Syria. #SaveKessab
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:20:37 +0000
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