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{{Short description|Militant organization}} | |||
⚫ | The '''Red Armenian Army (RAA)''', |
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{{About|the militant organization active in 1982|the Armenian division of the Soviet Red Army|Armenian Red Army}} | |||
⚫ | The '''Red Armenian Army (RAA)''', also known as the '''Armenian Red Army''', was a small militant organization, which organized a single unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Consul General, Kemalettin Demirer, on 1 July 1982 in ], ]. The group used a gun in the assassination attempt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=198207210002|title=Incident Summary for GTDID: 198207210002|website=www.start.umd.edu|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> | ||
A member of the group named ] was later sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the incident. Three additional members of the group are still at large. | |||
The Armenian Red Army has not claimed any attacks in over two decades and is presumed to be disbanded and inactive.<ref>''Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, and Literature'' - Page 675 by ], ]</ref> | The Armenian Red Army has not claimed any attacks in over two decades and is presumed to be disbanded and inactive.<ref>''Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, and Literature'' - Page 675 by ], ]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 1 April 2024
Militant organization This article is about the militant organization active in 1982. For the Armenian division of the Soviet Red Army, see Armenian Red Army.The Red Armenian Army (RAA), also known as the Armenian Red Army, was a small militant organization, which organized a single unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Consul General, Kemalettin Demirer, on 1 July 1982 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The group used a gun in the assassination attempt.
The Armenian Red Army has not claimed any attacks in over two decades and is presumed to be disbanded and inactive.
References
- "Incident Summary for GTDID: 198207210002". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, and Literature - Page 675 by Albert J. Jongman, Alex Peter Schmid
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Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) |
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Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) |
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Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) |
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Red Armenian Army (RAA) |
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