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YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: Aleppo streets are deserted and empty: the expectancy in the city gets tenser. August 8 night was relatively peaceful.
Aleppo-based Facebook users inform Armenpress , August 7 was a difficult day, there was no electricity for about 10 hours in all the districts. Aleppo Armenian ditricts were left without electricity supply from the very night. Current moment electricity supply is not yet restored in some Armenian districts. In accordance with the received information, a bomb was found nead Asrutean hospital which fortunately was neutralized. Indefinite hours of the morning silence drew Aleppo Armenians think large-scale operations are scheduled by the army to be orchestrated current day.
Clashes between Assad loyalist and rebel forces have reached Aleppo Armenian districts started August 7. On the previous day the opposition directed junctions to seize some of Government buildings located in Aleppo. The held clasahes resulted in the death of two Armenians ,besides one is wounded. There is still no information about health condition of wounded Mko Pilavyan, 55-year-old Vigen Kalayjyan and Jan Tapash are the names of our death compatriots.
In accordance with Syrian Human Rights Defense Organization the ongoing clashes have resulted in the death of over 17 thousand 192 people. By the info of Arab mass media 11 thousand 897 were peaceful civilians, while 4348 were security officers. Among the victims there were 7 Armenians, 2 of which were the Syrian Army militaries. Because of lasting disturbances in Syria a number of people are leaving the country, getting refugee status in other countries. Recently Syrian Armenian Community representatives are also quitting the state. The applications submitted from Syria by our compatriots are being envisaged by accelerated procedure, at least within ten days.