ALEPPO. – Armenians have not suffered any casualties or injuries in the recent shelling of Aleppo, Syria, by the terrorists. 

The National Prelacy of Aleppo of the Armenian Apostolic Church informed that the city residents are deprived of drinking water for over ten days. They are using water wells for their household water needs, and instead of drinking water, they are consuming mineral water purchased from stores.

There is no electricity in Aleppo for more than four months, and the residents are using electrical power generators that work on gasoline and diesel fuel, for heating.

Around 60 to 70 thousand Armenians lived in Syria before the start of the civil war in the country. More than half of these Armenians resided in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, and the rest lived in capital city Damascus and several other towns.