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New influx of Syrian-Armenian refugees expected from Syrian Aleppo, Arevelq paper repots, referring to own data. Accordingly, over the past weeks large number of Armenian have applied to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to arrange the documentation before applying to the Embassy of Australia for temporary residence.

According to the source, although no panic is observed in Aleppo the number of the Syrian Armenians wishing to definitely leave the city is rather high due to the situation on the ground.

To remind, during the five years of the Syrian war 7 million people have been displaced out of the total Syrian population of 18 million. The estimated number of Armenians in Syria was 80 000. However, since the start of the conflict most of the Syrian citizens of ethnic Armenian background have arrived in Armenia, Lebanon, and Jordan. Approximately 17-20 Armenians still remain in Syria, according recent data.