Syria
Kadyrov offers support to new Syrian authorities
Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov suggests that the Syrian opposition should not be considered terrorists.
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Armenian diaspora
Podcast | The Caucasus and the regime change in Syria
OC Media’s Robin Fabbro, Nate Ostiller, Arshaluys Barseghyan, and Yousef Bardouka talk about the regime change in Syria and what it means for the Caucasian diaspora communities in the country and what it says about Russia’s influence and power globally. Read more: * Armenia says ‘no opportunity’ to evacuate Syrian–Armenians * Syrian rebel leader condemns Abkhazia and South Ossetia recognition * Right of return? — The struggles of the Circassian diaspora to settle in A
Armenia
Armenia says ‘no opportunity’ to evacuate Syrian–Armenians
Armenia has said that no opportunity currently exists to evacuate around 10,000 Armenians in war-torn Syria. The statement was issued by Armenia’s Embassy in Damascus, which said that the Foreign Ministry was closely following the situation and that all options would be considered in case evacuation became possible. On the same day, the Armenian High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Zareh Sinanyan, told Armenpress that up to 10,000 Syrian–Armenians reside in areas controlled by rebel grou
Armenia
Armenia suspends humanitarian mission in Aleppo
Armenia has suspended a humanitarian mission in Aleppo, Syria, after Syrian rebels managed to push government forces out of the city. Armenia’s Defence Ministry announced the ‘temporary’ suspension of the mission in Aleppo on Saturday, citing the ‘significant deterioration’ of the operational situation in several regions in Syria. Syria has been engulfed in an all-out civil war since 2011, with Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, becoming the site of a major siege lasting between 2012–2016,
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
The South Caucasus sends aid following deadly quake
The South Caucasus has offered messages of support and offers of assistance after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. But despite parts of both countries being devastated by the quake, only Armenia offered aid to Syria. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit at around 04:17 on 6 February and was followed by aftershocks that devastated south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria. Official death tolls from Turkey and Syria number over 5,000 so far, with tens of thousands more wounded or st
Armenia
Two alleged mercenaries from Syria to stand trial in Armenia
Armenian police have completed their investigation into two men captured during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war who are accused of being mercenaries from Syria. If the findings are approved by the prosecutor’s office, the men will stand trial in Armenia and face a slate of criminal charges, including terrorism. Armenia’s Investigative Committee reiterated on Monday that the two men, identified as Muhrab Muhammad Al-Shkheir, 45, and Yousef Alabed Alhajj, 28, are mercenaries who were recruited t
circassia
Voice | ‘Help comes from those who themselves need help’
Circassian woman Shaziya Nukh is 86 years old. In 2011, she fled the Syrian conflict to Kabardino-Balkaria, the homeland of her ancestors. Almost all of her relatives died during the bombing of Aleppo. Shaziya has no income and no housing. ‘I obtained a residence permit in Russia in 2016 and now have to wait for citizenship for at least another six years — and it’s a big question whether they grant it to me or not. But, even if they do, what will happen after? I will still have no job, and
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