Haftevan massacre
The Haftevan massacre (Syriac: ܛܘܐ ܕܗܦܬܒ) was a massacre that took place in 1915 during the World War I, in which Ottoman forces and Kurdish collaborators attacked the Assyrian village of Haftevan in northwestern Iran, and killed between 750 and 800 Assyrians and Armenians.[1] [2] [3] The massacre was part of the wider Assyrian Genocide and Armenian genocide.
| Haftevan Massacre (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Assyrian Genocide and Armenian Genocide | |
| Location | Haftevan, Iran |
| Date | 1915 |
| Target | Assyrians and Armenians |
Attack type | Massacre, Looting, Raid |
| Deaths | 750-800[4] |
| Perpetrators | Ottoman Empire and Kurds |
| Motive | Anti-Assyrian sentiment Anti-Armenian sentiment Anti-Christian sentiment |
Massacre
Shekak Tribe Jointly with the Ottoman Army he organized the massacre in Haftevan in February 1915 during which 700–800 Armenians and Assyrians were murdered.[5]
Aftermath
After the Haftevan Massacre of 1915, many Assyrians fled their home territories, which led to the destruction of their communities and the emergence of a larger diaspora.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.aina.org/books/hannibal-travis-2018.pdf p.145-146
- ^ Gaunt, David (2020). "When Perpetual Persecution Becomes Ottoman Genocide". Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. 11 (1): 1–19. doi:10.5325/bustan.11.1.0001. ISSN 1878-5301. JSTOR 10.5325/bustan.11.1.0001
- ^ Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia During World War I. Gorgias Press. pp. 81, 83–84. ISBN 978-1-59333-301-0.
- ^ http://www.aina.org/books/hannibal-travis-2018.pdf p.145-146
- ^ Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia During World War I. Gorgias Press. pp. 81, 83–84. ISBN 978-1-59333-301-0.