Armenian genocide
April 24, 1915 – 1917 · Eastern Anatolia
Systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during WWI, led by the Committee of Union and Progress. It was carried out through the murder of a million Armenians on death marches to the Syrian desert and forced Islamization of women and children. It followed the 1890s and 1909 massacres, driven by CUP leaders' fear of Armenian independence after Ottoman losses.
Key people
Participants
Strength and losses
| All | |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 600,000–1,500,000 |
Battles and events 5
- Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 1915
- Shabin-Karahisar uprising June 2–30, 1915 · Suppression of the uprising
- Musa Dagh Resistance July 1915 – September 12, 1915 · Armenian victory Successful Armenian resistance Eventual rescue of Armenians by the French Navy
- Defense of Azakh August 18 – November 21, 1915 · Assyrian victory
- Urfa resistance September 29 – October 20, 1915
Before and after
- Led to
- Operation Nemesis 1920 – 1922
Related events
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Armenian genocide
