Photo Gallery: Armenian community gather to protest attacks in Kessab, Syria

Arpi Nersessian, of Burbank, Sarineh Ratousi, of Glendale, and Rina Minassian, of Grenada Hills, hold signs to bring awareness to the assault on Kessab, Syria, in front of the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.

Arpi Nersessian, of Burbank, Sarineh Ratousi, of Glendale, and Rina Minassian, of Grenada Hills, hold signs to bring awareness to the assault on Kessab, Syria, in front of the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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The Armenian community in Glendale has reacted to the attacks on the Syrian city of Kessab, which Armenians consider to be their historic homeland, with a social media campaign and protests at the consulate in Glendale, and Turkish embassy in Los Angeles. People at the protests have toted handmade signs reading, “#SaveKessab,” the hashtag that has been used to create the social media campaign on the issue.

Photo Gallery: Armenians gather to support attacked Syrian city Kessab

Ladies greet amid the banners and people trying to bring attention to the attack of Kessab, Syria at the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Armenians gather to support attacked Syrian city Kessab

Nearly 50 people gathered to bring attention to an attack in Kessab, Syria at the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Armenians gather to support attacked Syrian city Kessab

Nearly 50 people gathered to bring attention to an attack in Kessab, Syria at the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Armenians gather to support attacked Syrian city Kessab

Nearly 50 people gathered to bring attention to an attack in Kessab, Syria at the Consulate General Of Armenia in Los Angeles in Glendale on the corner of Central Avenue and Lexington Drive on Monday, March 31, 2014. Kessab is in Syria and was attacked by Al-Qaeda rebels, and local Armenians are gathering at the Consulate to bring attention to the atrocity.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)