During the Armenian Genocide of 1915 the indigenous Armenian population of the region was exterminated . Over 140,000 Armenians of the Mush sanjak ( living in 234 villages and towns ) were targeted in June and July 1915 . Military-aged Armenian men were conscripted to serve in World War I . The Armenian population was largely defenseless to these threats The massacre of the Armenian population of the city of Mush came only after the surrounding villages were destroyed
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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