![]() ![]() Armenians spread the world over, through free Europe, the Soviet Union, Asia, Israel and America. The resulting Diaspora mimics that of European Jews after the Second World War War. The “Special Organization,” an intra-governmental military company, is attributed with tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of deaths through legal and extra-legal means.Įstimates as to the total death toll are as high as 1.5 million, though most agree on a minimum of at least one million. There are unconfirmed reports of Armenians being killed by morphine injection and even reports of mass burnings and gassing. Camps were set up by the government on the borders wherein many Armenians could die in some degree of comfort. It’s believed a lot of soldiers also took part. They were led through the desert by the army, with no food and drink other than those they had brought, and no protection from looters and rapists. They had to advance to their new homes on foot. A large portion of the remaining Armenians in Anatolia, mainly women and children, as well as those who’d had enough money to avoid military service, were forcibly relocated to Syria and Mesopatamia (Modern Iraq). Many of these men were executed for resistance and desertion, while others met their end in combat. The total Armenian population was roughly two million at the time. The result was the forced conscription of the majority of Armenian men, most of whom were literally dragged from their homes. Upon the Ottoman Empire’s entry into World War One, it reversed a centuries-old policy of tolerating Armenian conscientious objection to military service. ![]()
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