Minority Community and Syrian Rebels

Syrian rebels: They left once at the hands of vengeful Turkish neighbours, and later because of Ottoman forces. This time it was Syrian rebels storming into town. It was a heavy blow for the minority community that sees the town as key to preserving the Armenians identity in Syria, according to The Star. The dark side of Syrias public face When hundreds of residents of the postcard-pretty coastal Syrian village of Kassab fled this week, it bore historic weight: it was the third time since 1900 that ethnic Armenians there felt compelled to run for their lives. More on thestar.com (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.