What the records say
- When
- Jul 1915
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.41° N, 41.49° E
- Description
- 1915 siege
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Defence of Iwardo
1915 defence of the village of Iwardo during the Assyrian genocide
The defence of Iwardo was a military engagement between Ottoman authorities and Assyrian defenders in 1915, during the events of the Assyrian genocide. The defence of Iwardo is coupled with the defence of Azakh, which also took place around the same time.
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