YEREVAN. – A group of Kessab Armenians have established the Kessab Youth Union in Armenia, initiative group member Hagop Kortmosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The objective of the union is to assist in the revival of Syria’s predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab, and for the Kessab Armenians’ return to their native land.

In this respect, the union issued an appeal to all Armenians, calling on to join efforts and carry out joint actions.

On March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Islamic terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria’s Latakia Governorate, which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and Alawites, from four directions. Two large groups of terrorists had launched the attack from Turkey. About 600 Kessab-Armenian families were initially sheltered in Latakia city. A group of Armenia parliament members had visited Syria to assess the situation in the region.