ARS: Donations Urgently Needed for Aleppo Armenians under Attack

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern United States this week expressed its grave concern over the recent escalation in attacks in Aleppo, Syria. Sources in Syria have reported that more than 60 mortar bombs have fallen in Armenian-populated areas over the past week. Several Armenians have been killed as a result, and thousands of Armenians have been left homeless in Aleppo. The area has been officially declared a disaster zone.

The recent bombing has destroyed vital infrastructural elements in these neighborhoods, including homes, schools, churches, and other buildings. Water shortages have reached crisis levels, and residents have had to resort to boiling river water to drink. The recent destruction and violence compounds the challenges that Armenians in Syria have already been facing for the duration of the conflict, and makes the ARS’s relief efforts simultaneously more difficult and more urgently needed than ever before.

The ARS Eastern Region urges its members, supporters, and friends to support the ARS’s emergency relief programs in Syria. “Our hearts are breaking for our brothers and sisters in Syria, and we are praying for their safety,” said ARS Eastern Region Chairwoman Ani Attar. “They are counting on us and we will do everything in our power to assist them, through your moral and financial support.”

Donations can be made by visiting http://arseastusa.org/donate, and selecting “Fund for Syrian Armenians.” More information about the crisis is available in the following report (in Armenian):