Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria

Armenian soldier Viken Hairabedian's funeral BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly 19/2/2012 ALEPPO, Syria—Two suicide car bombs targeting Syrian regional military and security headquarters shook Aleppo on Feb. 10, claiming 28 victims, among them army conscript Viken Hairabedian. The explosion was one of the worst instances of violence to hit the country since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al Assad began in March 2011.