Armenian genocide
April 24, 1915 – 1917
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.
Battles and events 5
1915
June 2–30, 1915
July 1915 – September 12, 1915
Musa Dagh Resistance
Armenian victory Successful Armenian resistance Eventual rescue of Armenians by the French Navy
Musa Dagh
August 18 – November 21, 1915
September 29 – October 20, 1915
Urfa resistance
Şanlıurfa
