While the preceding events seemed horrendous in themselves. the most brutal physical destruction of Armenians began in 1915. Many of the victims were put into labor camps and worked to their death during the Turkish preparation for World War I. The majority. however. died while marching across the Syrian Desert after being denied food and water for days at a time. Apart from the 1.5 million who perished between 1915 and 1923. another 500.000 refugees escaped north to Russia or fled elsewhere in Europe. the United States. and the Arab countries. The Armenians were. therefore. essentially eliminated from their native homeland. Many would like to forget that such atrocities ever occurred.
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