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English noun: ASALA

1. ASALA (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


SamplesASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people.


Synonyms3rd October Organization, Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, Orly Group


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionArmenia, Hayastan, Republic of Armenia









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