One more Armenian soldier killed in Syria

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, ARMENPRESS: One more Armenian serviceman became the victim of the continuing massacre taking place in Syria. 1992 born Jalal Melkonyan from Hasaka city died while serving in Syrian Army.

As Armenpress reports citing Armenians of Syria facebook page, it became clear that our compatriot was serving in Syrian Homs city.

The ongoing conflicts lasting already for fifteen months, taking place in Syria, had grave consequences on the Armenian community in Syria. To the toll of the previously four victims, Jalal Melkjon’ death came to be the fifth loss.

Besides the human losses, Armenian community has suffered much damage: Homs based Armenian school and church were bombarded by the opposition forces and later served a kind of shelter and rest place for the initiators.

Damascus' Armenian community representative Nazaret Elmagyan informed Armenpress that the news on the death of Armenian origin soldier was issued by his relatives, yet no official confirmation has been registered.