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This is a list of attacks by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). Between 1975 and 1985, a total of 84 incidents were recorded: 46 people were killed and 299 injured.^[1]^[2]

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References

^ "MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base - ASALA". MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)". MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2007-03-21.

[1] "MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base - ASALA". MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[2] "Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)". MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2007-03-21.

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 This is a list of attacks by the [[Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia]] (ASALA). Between 1975 and 1985, a total of 84 incidents were recorded: 46 people were killed and 299 injured.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |url=http://www.tkb.org/MoreGroupIncidents.jsp?groupID=258&sortBy=3&sortOrder=0&pageIndex=0
+  |title=MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base - ASALA
+  |publisher=[[MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]]
+  |language=English
+  |accessdate=2007-03-18
+  }}</ref><ref>{{citeweb
   |url=http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=258
   |title=Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)
@@ Line 36: / Line 42: @@
   |fat=0
   |inj=0
+  |description=[[Turkish Airlines]] offices were bombed. The "Yanikian" group and ASALA claim responsibility.<!--Yanikian group were demanding the release of the imprisoned [[Armenian American]] [[Gourgen Yanikian]] (known as Migirdic Yanikyan in Ottoman documents) who invited Turkish Consul General [[Mehmet Baydar]] and Turkish Consul [[Bahadir Demir]] to a luncheon and killed his these two guests on [[January 27]], [[1973]], in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]], [[United States]]. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.--><ref name="atmg.org">{{citeweb
-  |description=[[Turkish Airlines]] offices were bombed. The "Yanikian" group and ASALA claim responsibility.
+  |url=http://www.atmg.org/ArmenianTerrorism.html
+  |title=Chronology of Armenian Terrorism
+  |publisher=[[Australian Turkish Media Group]]
+  |language=English
+  |accessdate=2007-03-17
+   }}</ref><ref name="Tr MoC">{{citeweb
+ |url=http://goturkey.turizm.gov.tr/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313A781CAA92714FCE0A3216081A23BEF0D
+  |title=Armenian Issue Allegations-Facts Chronology
+  |publisher=[[Minister of Culture (Turkey)|Minister of Culture]]
+  |language=English
+  |accessdate=2007-03-18
+   }}</ref>
   }}
   {{Attack list (MIPT)
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   |fat=2
   |inj=0
-  |description=Turkish Ambassador [[Danis Tunaligil]] is assassinated in his study by three Armenians. ASALA claims responsibility.
+  |description=Turkish Ambassador [[Danis Tunaligil]] is assassinated in his study by three Armenians. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/>
   }}
   {{Attack list (MIPT)
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   |fat=2
   |inj=0
-  |description=Turkish Ambassador [[Ismail Erez]] and his chauffeur [[Talip Yener]] are killed. Both ASALA and [[Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide|JCAG]] claim responsibility.
+  |description=Turkish Ambassador [[Ismail Erez]] and his chauffeur [[Talip Yener]] are killed. Both ASALA and [[Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide|JCAG]] claim responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/>
   }}
   {{Attack list (MIPT)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=First Secretary in Turkish Embassy [[Oktay Cerit]] is assassinated in a restaurant on [[Hamra Street]]. The ASALA claims responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=First Secretary in Turkish Embassy [[Oktay Cerit]] is assassinated in a restaurant on [[Hamra Street]]. The ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=1641
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1976-02-16, Lebanon)
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   |fat=3
   |inj=0
-  |description=Attack on Turkish Ambassador [[Zeki Kuneralp]]'s automobile by three people. His wife [[Necla Kuneralp]], retired Turkish ambassador [[Besir Balcioglu]] and Spanish chauffeur [[Antonio Torres]] dies. Both ASALA and JCAG claim responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Attack on Turkish Ambassador [[Zeki Kuneralp]]'s automobile by three people. His wife [[Necla Kuneralp]], retired Turkish ambassador [[Besir Balcioglu]] and Spanish chauffeur [[Antonio Torres]] dies. Both ASALA and JCAG claim responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=2237
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1978-06-02, Spain)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=[[Ahmet Benler]], the son of Turkish Ambassador [[Özdemir Benler]] is assassinated by Armenians. JCAG and ASALA claim responsibility.
+  |description=[[Ahmet Benler]], the son of Turkish Ambassador [[Özdemir Benler]] is assassinated by Armenians. JCAG and ASALA claim responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/>
   }}
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=Turkish Tourism Attache [[Yilmaz Holpen]] is assassinated while walking on the [[Champs-Élysées]]. Several groups, including ASALA, JCAG and the "Commandos of Armenian Militants against Genocide" claim responsibility.
+  |description=Turkish Tourism Attache [[Yilmaz Holpen]] is assassinated while walking on the [[Champs-Élysées]]. Several groups, including ASALA, JCAG and the "Commandos of Armenian Militants against Genocide" claim responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/>
   }}
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   |fat=2
   |inj=2
-  |description=Turkish Administrative Attache [[Galip Özmen]] and his family are attacked while sitting inside their car. Galip Özmen and his 14 year old daughter Neslihan are killed. His wife, Sevil, and his 16 year old son, Kaan were injured. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Turkish Administrative Attache [[Galip Özmen]] and his family are attacked while sitting inside their car. Galip Özmen and his 14 year old daughter Neslihan are killed. His wife, Sevil, and his 16 year old son, Kaan were injured. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=2684
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1980-07-31, Greece)
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   |fat=0
   |inj=0
-  |description=A [[Turkish Airlines]] office was bombed in London causing damage but no injuries.  The caller said "the bomb was meant to protest the Turkish government's bloody action against Kurds and Armenians".  The bombing might also have been related to bombings by JCAG in [[Hollywood, Paris]], and an almost simultaneous one in London.  [[Scotland Yard]] said that it would be an extraordinary coincidence if the two London bombings were not related.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=A [[Turkish Airlines]] office was bombed in London causing damage but no injuries.  The caller said "the bomb was meant to protest the Turkish government's bloody action against Kurds and Armenians".  The bombing might also have been related to bombings by JCAG in [[Hollywood, Paris]], and an almost simultaneous one in London.  [[Scotland Yard]] said that it would be an extraordinary coincidence if the two London bombings were not related.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=249
     |title=ASALA attacked Airports & Airlines target (1980-10-12, United Kingdom)
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   |fat=2
   |inj=0
-  |description=Two armenians open fire on Turkish Labour Attache [[Resat Morali]], Religious Affairs Officer in Turkish Embassy [[Tecelli Ari]], and Paris representative of Anadolu Bank [[Ilkay Karakoç]]. Morali and Ari are killed. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Two armenians open fire on Turkish Labour Attache [[Resat Morali]], Religious Affairs Officer in Turkish Embassy [[Tecelli Ari]], and Paris representative of Anadolu Bank [[Ilkay Karakoç]]. Morali and Ari are killed. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=2815
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1981-03-21, France)
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   |fat=2
   |inj=0
-  |description=A group of ASALA members try to occupy the Turkish Embassy, killing two guards in the process. Two of the perpetrators are captured and later executed by the Iranians. ASALA claims responsibility.
+  |description=A group of ASALA members try to occupy the Turkish Embassy, killing two guards in the process. Two of the perpetrators are captured and later executed by the Iranians. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/>
   }}
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=Secretary in the Turkish Embassy [[Mehmet Savas Yergüz]] is assassinated by [[Mardiros Jamgotchian]]. Arrest of Mardiros leads to the formation of a new ASALA branch called the "Ninth of June Organization".<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Secretary in the Turkish Embassy [[Mehmet Savas Yergüz]] is assassinated by [[Mardiros Jamgotchian]]. Arrest of Mardiros leads to the formation of a new ASALA branch called the "Ninth of June Organization".<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=2886
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1981-06-09, Switzerland)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=2
-  |description=Four Armenians occupy the Turkish Consulate General. During their entry into the building, the Consul, [[Kaya Inal]], and a security guard, [[Cemal Özen]], are seriously wounded. Armenians take 56 hostages. Özen dies of his injuries in the hospital. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Four Armenians occupy the Turkish Consulate General. During their entry into the building, the Consul, [[Kaya Inal]], and a security guard, [[Cemal Özen]], are seriously wounded. Armenians take 56 hostages. Özen dies of his injuries in the hospital. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=2987
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1981-09-24, France)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=Administrative Attache at the Turkish Consulate General [[Bora Suelkan]] is assassinated in front of his home. The assassin leaves a message "We shot dead the Turkish diplomat: Combat Units of Justice Against the Armenian Genocide." An anonymous caller claims that the assassination is the work of a branch of the ASALA.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Administrative Attache at the Turkish Consulate General [[Bora Suelkan]] is assassinated in front of his home. The assassin leaves a message "We shot dead the Turkish diplomat: Combat Units of Justice Against the Armenian Genocide." An anonymous caller claims that the assassination is the work of a branch of the ASALA.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=3347
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1982-09-09, Bulgaria)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=Administrative Attache in Turkish Embassy [[Dursun Aksoy]] is assassinated. ASALA, [[Armenian Revolutionary Army|ARA]] and JCAG claim responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Administrative Attache in Turkish Embassy [[Dursun Aksoy]] is assassinated. ASALA, [[Armenian Revolutionary Army|ARA]] and JCAG claim responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=3532
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1983-07-14, Belgium)
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   |fat=1
   |inj=0
-  |description=Two Armenians riding a motorcycle open fire on [[Isik Yönder]] as he drives his wife, [[Sadiye Yönder]] (Turkish Embassy employee), to the Turkish Embassy. Isik Yönder is killed. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=Two Armenians riding a motorcycle open fire on [[Isik Yönder]] as he drives his wife, [[Sadiye Yönder]] (Turkish Embassy employee), to the Turkish Embassy. Isik Yönder is killed. ASALA claims responsibility.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=3848
     |title=ASALA attacked Diplomatic target (1984-04-29, Iran)
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   |fat=0
   |inj=0
-  |description=A small pipe bomb detonates at the railway station in Lyons. Defect in bomb is credited with preventing any injuries or fatalities.  Responsibility for the blast was claimed by ASALA and M-5.<ref>{{citeweb
+  |description=A small pipe bomb detonates at the railway station in Lyons. Defect in bomb is credited with preventing any injuries or fatalities.  Responsibility for the blast was claimed by ASALA and M-5.<ref name="atmg.org"/><ref name="Tr MoC"/><ref>{{citeweb
     |url=http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=3920
     |title=ASALA and M-5 attacked Transportation target (1984-08-13, France)
     |publisher=[[MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]]
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
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-::{{citeweb
-  |url=http://www.tkb.org/MoreGroupIncidents.jsp?groupID=258&sortBy=3&sortOrder=0&pageIndex=0
-  |title=MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base - ASALA
-  |publisher=[[MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]]
-  |language=English
-  |accessdate=2007-03-18
-  }}
-</div>
 {{Defunct Armed Armenian Organizations}}

v t e Defunct Armenian armed groups
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)	ASALA List of attacks Founders: Hagop Hagopian James Karnusian Kevork Ajemian Other personalities: Varoujan Garabedian Affiliated organizations: New Armenian Resistance Group (NAR)
Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG)	JCAG List of attacks Personalities: Mourad Topalian Affiliated organizations: Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA)
Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA)	JCAG-ARA List of attacks Personalities: Affiliated organizations: Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG)
Red Armenian Army (RAA)	Assassination attempt on Kemalettin Demirer (only attack) Personalities: Affiliated organizations: