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Kessab was liberated by the efforts of the Syrian army and young Armenian fighters, deputy chairman of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP) Armenia office Vazgen Mesropyan told reporters Tuesday. 

He said that a self-defense detachment of Kessab Armenians fought for the liberation of Kessab. Besides, Vahan Badasyan, a member of the Artsakh parliament and a battalion commander in Karabakh war, along with his friends left for Kessab to participate in the liberation of the town.

Speaking about the situation in Kessab, Mr Mesropyan noted that Armenian schools, churches and cemeteries have been burned or sustained big damages from the militant attacks. There is no water, electricity and telephone communications.

“An hour ago I made a call to Kessab. All Armenian families are returning to the town. Three families from Armenia have already gone to Kessab. Those returning are mostly men. The army does not allow a large number of people to enter the town since mine clearance is still underway,” Mesropyan concluded.