Viken Majarian and Aleppo

Syria: Read more: Finding Refuge: Syrian arrivals prepare for a new life "We tried to make that occasion, Valentine Day . I bring a rose to my wife, but inside you are not feeling that happiness," Majarian said. "Our mind is there — what is going on there." Viken Majarian and his eight-year-old son Haig arrived in B.C. on December 21, 2015, according to CBC. Residents of Aleppo are caught in the middle of fierce fighting, as Russian-backed government troops intensify their push to retake Syria largest city from rebel forces. But it was impossible to celebrate over the weekend, as they received frightening news from family in Aleppo. The United Nations says 50 civilians were killed on Monday, after missiles struck at least three hospitals and a school in northern Syria. Syrian refugees celebrate Armenian Christmas in B.C. Syrian refugee dentist and engineer face long road rebuilding in B.C. The continued assaults on Aleppo have set off another wave of refugees. Majarian says a rocket struck a building 50 metres from his brother house in Aleppo, as the family — including an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl — slept Sunday night. "When I speak with him, he was telling me that they are at home and shaking," says Majarian, who arrived in B.C. late last year with his wife and two young children, sponsored by an Armenian church in Richmond. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.