Armenian Army Freedom Fighters 1991

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Armenian irregular units, also known as Fedayees (Armenian: Ֆէտայի, "Fētahi"/"Fedayee", also Armenian: կամավոր, Kamavor, meaning "volunteer") were Armenian civilians who left their families to form armed brigades. Armenian fedayees were volunteers and, literally, "one who is ready to sacrifice his life" (Fedayee fidā'ī,Arabic: فدائيون‎) for his people[1]). The term Fedayee was the Turkish term used by many centuries ago and also used by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire who formed guerrilla organizations and armed bands in reaction to the unchecked murder of Armenians and the pillage of Armenian villages by criminals, tribal Kurdish forces, and Hamidian guards during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. Most of the fedayee leaders were members of the Armenian national liberation movement.
Their ultimate goal was always to gain Armenian autonomy (Armenakans) or independence (Dashnaks, Hunchaks) depending on their ideology and the degree of oppression visited on Armenians. This can be seen in the Dashnak slogan "Ազատութիւն կամ Մահ" (Azatutyun kam Mah), which literally translates as "Liberty or Death".

Armenian fedayees' main goal was to defend Armenian villagers from persecution and at the same time, disrupt the Ottoman Empire's activities in Armenian populated regions. Armenian volunteers fight during Hamidian Massacres, Sasun Resistance (1894), Zeitun Resistance (1895), Defense of Van, and Khanasor Expedition. They were the leaders and members of the Armenian national movement. These bands committed sabotage activities like cutting telegraph lines and raiding army supplies. They also committed assassinations and counter-attacks on Muslim villages. They helped Armenians defend themselves during village purges by Ottoman officials. They were supported by Armenians and quickly gained fame, support and trust by them.
Famous Armenian fedayees in this period included Nikol Douman, Girayr, Papken Siuni

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[EstoniaANTICOMMUNIST]

I have heard that islamic country Iran supported Armenia during the war. Is it true or just one story?

[MshoSultanKarapet]

@EstoniaANTICOMMUNIST story well thats depands on what you understand in suport iran does support armenai and so does armenia your europeans american wars does mean armenia needs to break up its relations ask your self taliban and alqaide supported azerbaijan in all ways

[Derby92i]

@ArmenianZipmanwwwi I know its not over with georgie but I know that the Georgian nationalists not bother the wrong place on Armenian

[ArmenianZipmanwwwi]

@Derby92i

shat shnorhagalem for the answer! but why did armenians go against georgians? are they not friends to us armenians?

[Derby92i]

@ArmenianZipmanwwwi I do not think so but we were not helped either the Armenians are involved in the war and the liberation of Abkhazia . the hay were the second largest minority they were about 45 000

[ArmenianZipmanwwwi]

@MshoSultanKarapet

akhper jan, i wonder, did the georgians in anyway help azerbaijan during artsakh war?

[ermeniogluermeni]

@timyiyi turkcs are cowards, azeris are pigs . Nactsjevan is Armenian lands.

[ermeniogluermeni]

@Armeniamexico4ever My love 2all my Armenian brothers . Turck

[timyiyi]

@Armeniamexico4ever come and die armenian terrorist :)