IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO; 1905: Holy War Waged

The International Herald Tribune
September 13, 2005 Tuesday

ST. PETERSBURG: The districts of Zangezur and Jebrail are swarming
with Tartar bands under the leadership of chiefs, and in some cases
accompanied by Tartar police officials. Green banners are carried and
a “Holy War” is being proclaimed. All Armenians, without distinction
of sex or age, are being massacred. Many thousand Tartar horsemen
have crossed the Perso-Russian frontier and joined the insurgents.

Horrible scenes attended the destruction of the village of Minkind.

Three hundred Armenians were massacred and mutilated. The children
were thrown to the dogs and the few survivors were forced to embrace
Islamism.