Armenia temporarily suspends activities of humanitarian demining and medical team in Syria

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenia temporarily suspends the activities of a humanitarian demining and medical team in Aleppo, Syria, the Armenian Defense Ministry has said in a statement.

"In recent days, the operational situation in several regions of the Syrian Arab Republic has significantly deteriorated, leading to the onset of active military operations.

This escalation has rendered it impossible for the Armenian humanitarian demining and medical team, which has been conducting its mission in the Aleppo region since 2019, to continue its activities. In light of these developments, a decision was made to temporarily suspend the team’s operations in Aleppo.

On November 29, late evening, the entire personnel of the humanitarian demining and medical team has returned to Armenia on board the military transportation aircraft of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia,'' reads the statement.

Earlier, Skynewsarabia reported that anti-government armed groups had invaded the city of Aleppo and were attempting to seize control of strategic locations.