"What happened to the Ottoman Armenians? (III)
Friday, October 13, 2006
Nursen MAZICI
ISTANBUL - TDN Guest Writer
The Armenians after the armistice:
After being deported by the Ottoman government to Syria, the Armenians restarted their fight against the Turks by collaborating with the French Army, which was located in the Levant. They formed an Armenian Legion and massacred thousands of Turks. The chief of the bureau of operations of the French troops explained how the Armenians killed Turks. He describes the military quality of an Armenian soldier while fighting against the Turks as capable of learning quickly and as having a passion to bear arms and for military exercises, proud of his volunteer's uniform and impatient to meet the Turks.[1] Col. Romieu, the other French commander, also explains how the Armenians killed Turks during the funeral ceremonies of Armenians on Sept. 20, 1918 as follows: "
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