Armenian Foreign Ministry has disclaimed the reports on seizure of the Armenian quarters in Damascus by the ISIL.
"According to data of the Armenian Embassy in Syria, the information on the seizure of the Armenian quarters of Damascus by ISIL militants does not correspond to reality," Tigran Balayan, the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, posted on Twitter.
Earlier, the world media reported that ISIL militants in the fight with other groups of militants try to advance to the center of Damascus and have seized the local quarters populated mainly with Armenians.