Massacres in the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
The following is a list of massacres und pogroms, which took place in the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
| Year | Name | Victims | Casualty figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 (February) | Sumgait pogrom | Armenians | more than 31 killed; 150 heavily injured[1] |
| 1988 (November) | Kirovabad pogrom | Armenians, Soviet soldier | 8 killed[2] |
| 1990 (January) | Pogrom of Armenians in Baku | Armenians | up to 90 killed[3] |
| 1992 (February) | Khojaly Massacre | Azerbaijanis | up to 613 killed; 150 missing[4] |
| 1992 (April) | Maraga Massacre | Armenians | up to 53 killed; more than 100 kidnaped[5] |
References
- ↑ Ein Volk, ein Land. DER SPIEGEL 13/1988
- ↑ Soviet Tells of Blocking Slaughter of Armenians: General Reports His Soldiers Have Suppressed Dozens of Massacre Attempts by Azerbaijanis. Los Angeles Times. 27 November 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2013
- ↑ Thomas de Waal: Black Garden - Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War. New York University Press, 2003, p. 90
- ↑ Letter from the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office. Retrieved 20 August 2013
- ↑ Caroline Cox, John Eibner: Ethnic Cleansing in Progress: War in Nagorno Karabakh. Institute for Religious Minorities in the Islamic World, 1993, p. 58
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