The situation in Kessab, Syria, is
stable and peaceful, a local newspaper "Gandzasar" reports.
According
to the source, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I contacted the
local Armenian community to verify the media reports on destructions in Kessab.
The community authorities refuted the reports and assured His Holiness Aram I
that the situation is peaceful in Kessab.
Earlier,
media outlets reported that part of the Kessb residents flee the town as the
situation grew tense. According to the
media reports, the crossing point Leghi Jur near Kessab was bombarded. Late in
the evening on 23 December, there were reports on possible attack on Kessab.