Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide

Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG)
Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Արդարութեան Մարտիկներ (ՀՑԱՄ)
Dates of operation1975 (1975) – 1987 (1987)
MotivesEstablishment of an independent Armenia, recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey
Active regionsInternational
IdeologyArmenian nationalism
Armenian irredentism (United Armenia)
StatusInactive

Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) (Armenian: Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Արդարութեան Մարտիկներ, ՀՑԱՄ) was an Armenian militant organization active from 1975 to 1987.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

JCAG conducted an international campaign of attacks against Turkish representatives and interests, primarily in Europe and North America, killing numerous attachés of the Turkish government. JCAG's stated reason for these attacks was the establishment of an independent Armenia in historical Armenian areas and official recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey.[8][9]

By 1983, JCAG is generally thought to have transformed into the Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) as either a renaming or continuation, with communiques and military activities claimed under that name until 1985.[10] The organization committed a single attack in 1986 under the name Greek-Bulgarian-Armenian Front, and is believed to have unofficially dissolved the following year.

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  4. ^ Cordes, Bonnie (1984). Trends in International Terrorism, 1982 and 1983. Rand. ISBN 978-0-8330-0594-6.
  5. ^ Armenian Terrorism, Its Supporters, the Narcotic Connection, the Distortion of History. Press, Information, and Public Relations Office, Ankara University. 1984.
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  7. ^ 841 F. 2d 959 – United States v. Sarkissian
  8. ^ Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915–1930 and After, p. 166 by Merrill D. Peterson [ISBN missing]
  9. ^ Barry Rubin, Barry M. Rubin, Judith Colp Rubin, "Chronologies of modern terrorism, M.E. Sharpe, 2008, p. 68
  10. ^ MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base Archived March 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine