Erdogan’s Enver Pasha Dream: The Revival of the “Army of Islam”
Click to view slideshow. On July 10, 1918, the Ottoman Minister of War, Enver Pasha, ordered the formation of the “Islamic Army of the Caucasus” in order to repel the Armenian forces in South Caucasus,...
View ArticleFighting to Survive: A View from Stepanakert
A resident of Stepanakert (Photo: Armenian Unified Infocenter/David Ghahramanyan) STEPANAKERT—Early this morning, I was awakened by distant thuds, sounding at regular intervals, as Artsakh’s capital...
View ArticleARF Eastern US Announces Organizational Hub Strategy: All for Artsakh
Over the last week, the Central Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern United States, has transitioned from the initial immediate response to the current crisis in Artsakh...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s strikes on civilian targets increase as war rages into third week
“Stepanakert and other communities in Artsakh are being shelled again” (Photo: Armenian Unified Infocenter/Twitter) On the twentieth day of the war, Azerbaijan has once again violated Armenian...
View ArticleArmenia, Azerbaijan Agree to Another Humanitarian Ceasefire
After yet another night of heavy shelling on the civilian populations of Artsakh, the Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire once again—the second declaration of...
View ArticleArtsakh’s Song
An image from the author’s travels to Artsakh in 2019 (i) In the quiet, between bombs, there is a sound, A hum, My heart still beats. One day, soon, I will return. What is an hour, a night, a year, But...
View ArticleANC-MI Applauds Passage of Rep. Manoogian’s Resolution Condemning...
After a marathon session day that lasted until 3:30am, Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s aggression on Artsakh and Armenia (Photo: the office...
View ArticleANCA praises Congressional Chairman James McGovern for backing US recognition...
Congressman Jim McGovern pictured during his comments to the Worcester Armenian community, October 16, 2020 (Photo: Facebook) WORCESTER, Mass.—In a powerful speech delivered to hundreds of his...
View ArticleSecond humanitarian ceasefire collapses
Damaged children’s storefront in Stepanakert (Photo: NKR InfoCenter, October 17, 2020) Hopes for a humanitarian ceasefire were dashed when Azerbaijan committed multiple violations of the truce...
View ArticleANCA Working to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Turkey
The ANCA is working to block U.S. arms sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan, launching a grassroots campaign at anca.org/exportcontrol WASHINGTON, DC – Thousands of activists have already taken action on the...
View ArticleSincerely, A Heartbroken Armenian
(Photo: Anahid Kaprielian/@anahidddd) Dear non-Armenian, It’s been three weeks. Three weeks of tears. Three weeks of screaming. Three weeks of sleepless nights. Three weeks of death, destruction,...
View ArticlePashinyan, Aliyev Say They’re Ready to Talk as Fighting Continues
Diplomatic efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the war in Artsakh are seemingly underway as leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan express their readiness to negotiate while the devastating war...
View ArticleI am voting for Biden…to end the Trump nightmare
President Donald J. Trump walks to speak with members of the press along the South Lawn driveway, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour/Flickr) Along with the rest of the...
View ArticleDealing with Diaspora FOMO in Wartime
”We Will Win” mural by Armenian calligrapher and repat from Canada Ruben Malayan in Shushi (Photo used with permission) Twenty-four days since the attempted Azerbaijani invasion of Artsakh was...
View ArticleUS Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy Responds to Open Letters by US Exchange Programs...
US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy pictured during an Oct. 5, 2020 meeting with Armenia’s MoD October 20, 2020 Dear Alumni: Many of you have written open letters to me over the past two weeks...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Memorial Dedicated in Montvale, NJ
Blessing of the Stone MONTVALE, NJ—On Sunday October 4, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of New Jersey held a re-dedication ceremony to bless the Armenian Genocide memorial at Huff Pond in...
View ArticleArmenia Downs More Turkish, Israeli Drones, as Azeri Forces Retreat from Arax...
YEREVAN—Armenian Ministry of Defense spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan announced on Tuesday morning that Armenian forces had expelled Azeri units from the Khudaferin Reservoir, an artificial lake capped by...
View ArticleRep. Grace Napolitano Calls for Official U.S. Recognition of Artsakh...
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), who has served California’s 32nd district for over two decades, has been an outspoken advocate of a broad range of Armenian American community concerns. She has received...
View ArticleWe are alone
Click to view slideshow. On Saturday, the “humanitarian ceasefire” was put into effect that Azerbaijan broke in four minutes, one minute earlier than the initial ceasefire violated on October 10, 2020....
View ArticleProvidence ARF Remembers Khanasor Expedition and Shushi Liberation
Providence ARF members and friends prepare the meals for the community On Sunday, September 27, as news of the attacks on Artsakh broke, the Providence Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)...
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