The Assyrian Genocide As A Part Of The Christian Genocide In The Ottoman Empire Anahit Khosroeva

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The suffering of the Assyrians is largely forgotten internationally and not recognized as genocide, which embitters the descendants of the victims. This ancient civilized nation forced faced the menace of total physical extermination–in the name of bringing about the insane plans of the Young Turks’ to create a “pure” Turkish state and “Great Turan”. The genocidal quality of the murderous campaigns against not only the Armenians, but also the Assyrians is obvious. Historians who realize that the Young Turks’ population and extermination policies have to be analyzed together and understood as an entity are therefore often tempted to speak of a “Christian genocide.” The destruction of these two Christian communities was one aspect of the “homogenizing” process.