Operation Ring
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Operation Ring was a 1991 Soviet and Azerbaijani military operation that forcibly deported and terrorized Armenian civilians from villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-insurgency operation
→
deportation campaign → military operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Koltso
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| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Armenians
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|
| commandStructure |
Soviet Interior Ministry and Defense Ministry coordination
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|
| conflict |
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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| consequence |
demographic change in northern Nagorno-Karabakh
→
international criticism of Soviet and Azerbaijani actions → mass exodus of Armenians from affected areas → |
| country |
Soviet Union
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| describedBySource |
Human Rights Watch
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Memorial human rights center → |
| endDate |
1991-08
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| humanRightsImpact |
arbitrary arrests
→
destruction of civilian property → forced deportations → ill-treatment of civilians → |
| languageOfAlternateName |
Russian
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| legalStatus |
alleged violation of international humanitarian law
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| location |
Armenian-populated villages in Nagorno-Karabakh
→
Getashen subdistrict → Martunashen → Nagorno-Karabakh → Shahumyan District → |
| method |
forced displacement
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house-to-house searches → indiscriminate shelling → use of armored vehicles → |
| notableIncident |
deportation of residents of Getashen and Martunashen
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|
| objective |
disarmament of Armenian self-defense units
→
forcible deportation of Armenian civilians → |
| participant |
Azerbaijani OMON
→
Soviet Army → |
| partOf |
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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|
| perpetrator |
Azerbaijani special police units
→
Soviet Interior Ministry forces → |
| result |
civilian casualties
→
destruction of Armenian villages → increased ethnic tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh → mass deportation of Armenian civilians → |
| startDate |
1991-04
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| target |
Armenian villages suspected of supporting self-defense forces
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|
| timePeriod |
late Soviet period
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|
| triggeredBy |
escalation of armed clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh
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|
| typeOfAction |
joint Soviet–Azerbaijani security operation
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|
| year |
1991
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|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Koltso
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alsoKnownAs |
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Operation Uranus
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|
followedBy |
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Soviet Don Front
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notableFor |
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Don Front
→
|
operation |