English noun: Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia | |||
1. | Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (group) 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 | ||
Samples | ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people. | ||
Synonyms | 3rd October Organization, ASALA, Orly Group | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
Domain region | Armenia, Hayastan, Republic of Armenia | ||