Armenian Fedayeen (Freedom Fighters)

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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]). 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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[arkabahce]

this is showing us how peacefull people armenians that they are even forcing and washing childs brain to join in to a war... Just like how they had killed Turkish villagers in 1915 and in azerbaijan khojaly.. YOU VAMPIRES..

[MshoSultanKarapet]

@arkabahce lol khojaly is a propaganda against our real genocide in 1915 loooooool turks in 1915 what a joke hav eyou forget what you guys done in sumgait and in margara or in baku before gay ass propaganda khojaly

dude your goverment is world most crorupted state

[friendlyfitters]

Get as many turks as you can kids.

God hates the turks

fight for God , goodness and humanity.

[MrSerditiy]

грязные свиньи

[ArachPortal]

@Melkor788 Дзах Арут - Fedayi jan

[Melkor788]

Привет из России, братья-Армяне! не подскажете, как песня называется?

[csillagszr]

Beautiful song!!! Go Go Armenia!!!

[zycoz]

@3choBlaster everything is turkish according to u ottoman niggers