Massacre of Salmas (1918)
In 1918, Simko Shikak assasinated Shimun XIX Benyamin, who was the 117 patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. This happened in the plain of Salmas. Salmas or Salamas is a city in northwestern Iran. This led to the massacre of 1,000 Assyrians in Salmas.[1]
| Massacre of Salmas | |
|---|---|
| Part of Persecution of Assyrans | |
| Location | Salmas |
| Date | 1918 |
| Target |  Assyrians |
| Deaths | 1,000 |
| Perpetrator |  Shikak TribeSimko Shiakak |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Simko Shikak", Wikipedia, 2024-12-16, retrieved 2024-12-19