According to unofficial information, the Armenian district of Aleppo has passed under the control of Syria’s rebel forces, Armenian News-NEWS.am’s sources have informed. 

Contradictory information is coming in from Aleppo, since the Syrian government army is attempting to withstand the insurgents.

The Internet and telephone connections are not operational at present, and it is impossible to establish a link with the Armenians living in Aleppo. According to our source, the Armenians are staying in their homes and are not going out into the street.      

The clashes in Aleppo’s several districts have reflected on Syria’s Armenian community, Armenia’s MFA Press Secretary Tigran Balayan earlier told Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

Also, he denied the information disseminated by several news media, according to which the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese building in Aleppo’s Jaideh district has passed under the control of the insurgents.

To note, around 60,000 Armenians live in Syria, and great majority of them reside in Aleppo and Damascus.