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A group of Armenians liberated in Raqqa

Syrian democratic forces have liberated a group of Armenians from ISIS in Raqqa on August 8, Akos reports.

Saws Karabedyan, one of the liberated women, told Ara News that the ISIS terrorists forced them to wear headscarves keeping their faces open to differ from the Muslim women.

Another woman  Karadij Karadjian mentioned that she had to pay taxes to the ISIS.

“It is as if we were born anew today”, she told Ara News.

After the seizure of Raqqa by the ISIS some of the local Christians have been moved to Hasakah, which is under the Kurdish control, while the others remain in Raqqa.

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