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YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS: Forest fires along Turkish Syrian border are not terminating. Aleppo-based Facebook users inform, Armenian populated Syrian border town located in North west of the country, near Turkish border has not suffered losses, yet the telephone and internet remain paralyzed, nevertheless on the whole the situation remained quiet. Cell phone mobiles operate mainly in Chalma district.
Syrian Armed forces have taken control over some border areas, which served an arena for clashes about two weeks before.
Aleppo-based Facebook users state a bomb was exploded in Midan mosque nearby bread store, Aleppo New village district, which resulted in the death of one person, two others were wounded. Our Aleppo compatriots note people got terribly afraid of the bomb powerful voice. This step of the opposition was aimed to thwart Government forces successes.
The clashes between opposition and Government forces resulted in the death of more than dozen Armenians, two of which Syrian army soldiers. The Syrian riots make the Syrians leave the country appearing in other countries as refugees. Recently the Armenian community representatives also leave the country. The refugee status or asylum applications from Syria are considered in an accelerated procedure, at least ten days.76 member 41 families have turned to Migration Service in order to get shelter, 27 families are already provided with temporary shelter.