ASALA
a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915;
wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia
- ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people
• Syn:
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, Orly Group, 3rd October Organization
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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