Seventy-second firman of the Yazidi
The seventy-second firman of the Yazidi, also known as a Yazidi genocide, refers to the mass killing, forced displacement, and forced conversion of Yazidis by Ottoman and allied Kurdish forces during World War I. This genocide is part of the broader pattern of genocidal violence against various minorities during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The campaigns resulted in the deaths of thousands of Yazidis. The massacres were part of the broader pattern of genocidal violence against various minorities during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Legacy
In the Battle of Abaran, the soldiers of the Government of the Grand National Assembly persecuted and displaced both Armenian and Yazidi populations.
Academics classify the Yazidi massacres as part of the Ottoman Empire's systematic campaign against non-Muslim minorities during World War I. The memory of the 1915 atrocities has resurfaced in recent years, especially following the 2014 genocide carried out by ISIS in 2014, drawing similarities between the two events.
Legacy
In the Battle of Abaran, the soldiers of the Government of the Grand National Assembly persecuted and displaced both Armenian and Yazidi populations.
Academics classify the Yazidi massacres as part of the Ottoman Empire's systematic campaign against non-Muslim minorities during World War I. The memory of the 1915 atrocities has resurfaced in recent years, especially following the 2014 genocide carried out by ISIS in 2014, drawing similarities between the two events.
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