Original sentence: According to allegations by an Armenian political figure, Turkish government is reportedly waiting until April 24, the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, to arrange the hostages release.Allegedly, several Armenians (mostly elderly) were taken hostage, the town’s three Armenian churches were desecrated, and the town and surrounding villages were occupied.Concerns regarding the Armeanian population have lead some to compare the displacement with the historical exodus of Armenians that occurred during the Armenian Genocide.Most of the population of Kessab fleed to neighboring Basit and Latakia
Edited sentence: According to refuges from the Latakia offensive, there had always been a fear Turkey would attacked them ever since.Afterward, several Armenians (mostly elderly) were taken hostage, the town’s three Armenian churches were desecrated, local residences were pillaged, and the town and surrounding villages were occupied.Most of the population of Kessab was forced to flee to neighboring Basit and Latakia.The 2014 Latakia offensive marked the third time in the past century the Armenians of Kessab had been forced from their homes by Turkish aggression, the former events being the Adana massacres and the Armenian Genocide, in both of which thousands from the town were massacred.The Turkish government is reportedly waiting until April 24, the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, to release the hostages in order to show the world that they assisted the Armenians.This, together with the involvement of the Turkish government in the offensive, has lead some to compare the offensive with and view it as the exodus of Armenians that occurred during the Armenian Genocide