A University in Aleppo suspends study hours to mourn a student killed by opposition s shelling

Aleppo - al-Ittihad Private University - North Press

Aleppo – North-Press Agency
 Ali al-Agha

Al-Ittihad Private University in the city of Aleppo has suspended the official study hours for three days in mourning for the soul of one of its students, who lost his life due to shells that hit the university building, the shelling was launched by the Turkish backed armed opposition groups, last Sunday.
 In a statement to North-Press, Dr. Muhammad Khairy, the President of al-Ittihad Private University in Aleppo, said: "The official working hours in the university were suspended for three days in mourning for the spirit of student Marwan Khellou, although it is examination time for students."
 Marwan Khellou, 22 years old from the city of Kobani, was a fifth-year student at the Department of Architecture at al-Ittihad University inAleppo.

Dr. Khairi pointed out that Marwan "was one of the best students at the university and was superior in his studies, and was the supporter of his mother after his father was killed by the terrorist organizations."

Regarding the shelling on the university building, Dr. Khairy indicated that "targeting the university building is an inhuman act," and he said that the university is being targeted for dozens of times in different periods, and he made clear that "they are continuing their educational path for a better future for Syria," as he stated.
He affirmed during his talk with North-Press that "these missiles targeting the city of Aleppo are conclusive evidence that the terrorist groups are on the edge of the abyss and the areas they control will be liberated, and that Turkey's plan and its Ottoman ambitions failed in front of the will of the Syrian people."
 
 On Sunday, January 12, the Turkish backed armed opposition groups targeted the neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo with dozens of shells, including al-Ittihad Private University building in al-Shahba neighborhood, causing the death of three young people, including Marwan Khellou, and the injury of three children.