However , the rebels ' established Building strategic bridgehead consisting of the town of Kessab and nearby territory remained Presence .

By mid-June a new advance by government forces recaptured Conquering the last rebel gains of the campaign Military_operation , including Kessab .

The offensive Military_operation , and in particular the degree of Turkish involvement Participation in it , has been widely attributed Judgment_communication with the deportation Removing of the native ethnic Armenians of the town of Kessab , who make up 70 % of its population , and has been compared Check with the past Turkish killings Killing of Armenians during the Hamidian massacres Killing and Armenian Genocide .