Operation Ring in 1991
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Operation Ring in 1991 was a Soviet and Azerbaijani security forces campaign that involved the forced deportation and persecution of ethnic Armenians from villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and surrounding areas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Ring in 1991 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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security operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koltso Operation
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Operation Koltso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Azerbaijan SSR
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedAs |
counterinsurgency operation by Soviet and Azerbaijani authorities
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ethnic cleansing by many Armenian sources ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991-08 ⓘ |
| humanRightsConcern |
arbitrary detention
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extrajudicial killings ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ ill-treatment of civilians ⓘ |
| location |
Armenian-populated villages in northern Nagorno-Karabakh
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Getashen subdistrict NERFINISHED ⓘ Martunashen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagorno-Karabakh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahumyan district NERFINISHED ⓘ border areas between Armenian SSR and Azerbaijan SSR ⓘ |
| method |
forced deportation
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house-to-house searches ⓘ use of armored vehicles ⓘ use of artillery and heavy weapons ⓘ village encirclement ⓘ |
| objective |
deportation of Armenian population from targeted villages
ⓘ
disarmament of Armenian self-defense units ⓘ restoration of Soviet and Azerbaijani control over contested areas ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Armenian self-defense forces
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local Armenian population ⓘ |
| participant |
Azerbaijani OMON
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Azerbaijani security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Interior Ministry forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Nagorno-Karabakh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Azerbaijani OMON units
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Soviet Interior Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedGroup | Armenian civilians ⓘ |
| result |
civilian casualties
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destruction and looting of Armenian villages ⓘ increased ethnic tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ mass displacement of Armenian civilians ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991-04 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | ethnic Armenians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Soviet period ⓘ |
| year | 1991 ⓘ |
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