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| '''Khojaly Massacre''', also referred to as '''Khojaly genocide''' and '''Khojaly tragedy''' was the killing of a large number of ethnic ] civilians in the town of ] on 25 February 1992. |
'''Khojaly Massacre''', also referred to as '''Khojaly genocide''' and '''Khojaly tragedy''' was the killing of a large number of ethnic ] civilians in the town of ] on 25 February 1992. According to the Azeri side, the massacre was committed by the ethnic ] armed forces, reportedly with help of the ] 366th Motor Rifle Regiment. | ||
| The Khojaly Massacre was described by ] as "the largest massacre to date in the conflict" over ]. It was also acknowledged by the US State Department as the biggest civilian massacre in the world in ]. While there is disagreement over the exact number of the dead and the details and causes of their deaths, estimates range from 400 to over 1,000. The official death toll is 613 civilians, of them 106 women and 83 children. | The Khojaly Massacre was described by ] as "the largest massacre to date in the conflict" over ]. It was also acknowledged by the US State Department as the biggest civilian massacre in the world in ]. While there is disagreement over the exact number of the dead and the details and causes of their deaths, estimates range from 400 to over 1,000. The official death toll is 613 civilians, of them 106 women and 83 children. | ||
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Khojaly Massacre, also referred to as Khojaly genocide and Khojaly tragedy was the killing of a large number of ethnic Azeri civilians in the town of Khojaly on 25 February 1992. According to the Azeri side, the massacre was committed by the ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly with help of the Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment.
The Khojaly Massacre was described by Human Rights Watch as "the largest massacre to date in the conflict" over Nagorno-Karabakh. It was also acknowledged by the US State Department as the biggest civilian massacre in the world in 1992. While there is disagreement over the exact number of the dead and the details and causes of their deaths, estimates range from 400 to over 1,000. The official death toll is 613 civilians, of them 106 women and 83 children.
The Armenian side argues that the killings occurred as a result of wartime military operations, and were in part caused by the prevention of the evacuation of town inhabitants by Azeri forces.
External links
- Khojaly.org An Azeri web-site dedicated to the Khojaly massacre
- Letter to the UN from Azerbaijan condemning the events
- Letter to the UN from Armenia in response to Azeri accusations
- Khojaly.net A website dedicated to Khojaly tragedy
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