Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
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Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) was a guerrilla organization that operated from 1975 to 1982 and sought the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey and the establishment of an independent Armenia [1] .
Their activities were concentrated in European and North American countries targeting Turkish interests [2].
JCAG differs from the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) in two important respects: First, JCAG was primarily nationalistic rather than Marxist-Leninist. Therefore, it relied almost exclusively on private support from individuals rather than state-sponsorship from countries hostile to Turkey. Second, the members of JCAG, being very Westernized nationalists, valued Western and world public opinion highly and therefore were careful to avoid harming non-Turkish nationals mindful of the potential harm such actions could render the Armenian cause. Nonetheless JCAG conducted attacks on Turkish targets within the United States.
Sometimes this group has been linked to the Dashnaks.[3] Very little is known about the memberships of these group, their internal structures, or their relations with possible sponsor states or with other guerrilla organizations. What little is known about JCAG indicates that they were involved in factional disputes and internecine fighting in the mid-1980's, which likely led to it being disbanded.
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[edit] Timeline of attacks
- October 24, 1975 - Turkish Ambassador to France, İsmail Erez, was assassinated in Paris, France. His car's driver Talip Yener was also killed in the attack.
- June 2, 1978 - Turkish Ambassador to Spain Zeki Kuneralp's car was attacked in Madrid, Spain. His wife Necla, the retired Turkish Ambassador Beşir Balcıoğlu and the Spanish driver Antonio Torres lost their lives. Zeki Kuneralp survived since he was not in the car.
- October 12, 1979 - Ahmet Benler, son of the Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands Özdemir Benler was assassinated in the Hague, Netherlands. The attack was owned at the same time also by the ASALA.
- December 22, 1979 - Turkish attaché for tourism in France, Yılmaz Çolpan, was assassinated in Paris, France.
- February 6, 1980 - Turkish Ambassador to Switzerland Doğan Türkmen was attacked in Bern, Switzerland. Türkmen escaped with minor wounds.
- August 23, 1982 - Atilla Altıkat, Turkish military attaché in Canada was assassinated in Ottawa, Canada.
- June 27, 1983 - Armenian Revolutionary army took responsibility for the June 27 attack in Lisbon, Portugal, where the Turkish diplomat, Erkut Akbay, was serving. His wife, Nadide Akbay, was also shot in the head as she sat beside him. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After - Page 166 by Merrill D. Peterson
- ^ Geopolitical and Economic Changes in the Balkan Countries - Page 75 by Nicholas V. Gianaris
- ^ Verluise (1995). Armenia in Crisis: The 1988 Earthquake. Wayne State University Press, p. 143. ISBN 0814325270.
- ^ Turk Wounded in June Attack By Armenian Terrorists Dies
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)
- Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide (JCAG)
- Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA)
- List of ASALA attacks
- List of JCAG attacks
- List of ARA attacks
