The Armenian Red Army has not claimed any terrorist attack in over two decades and is presumed to be disbanded and inactive. No future attacks are expected by this group. In general, Armenian terrorism against Turkish targets largely subsided after the mid 1980s. Following the establishment of an independent Armenian state in 1991, the possibility of further attacks has become even more remote. Turkey, however, has continued to deny the existence of an Armenian genocide and refused to publicly apologize for any role it may have played, thus not conclusively closing the possibility for future attacks by Armenian terrorists.

The Armenian Resistance Group, for its short lifespan, had a similar profile to other Armenian terrorist organizations. As with most Armenian terrorist groups, its attacks were carried out against Turkish commercial in Europe. Armenians blame Turkey for the Armenian genocide, and some individuals have turned to terrorism to seek revenge.

The Armenian Resistance Group has not claimed an attack since 1995, and Armenian anti-Turkish terrorism has ceased to present a real threat.

Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide -- Founding Group (Suspected)

The Armenian Revolutionary Army was formed to increase awareness of the Armenian genocide and further the cause of Armenian independence.  In 1915, Turkey (then the center of the Ottoman Empire) attempted to eliminate systematically the sizable Armenian minority living within its borders; estimates of the final death toll range anywhere between a few hundred thousand to upwards of two million people.  The anger of the Armenian people, both in Armenia and abroad, only grew with time.  Turkey added fuel to the fire by refusing to acknowledge the scope of the killings or apologize publicly for them.  By 1970, some were prepared to use terrorist violence to garner attention for their cause.  Unlike some of the other Armenian terrorist organizations, such as ASALA, the ARA was not known to be influenced by Marxist-Leninist thought or affiliated with foreign Marxist-Leninist organizations.  Its platform was purely nationalistic, calling for the establishment of an independent Armenian state (preferably on Turkish territory) and the public recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey.  Some Armenians hoped that, as the Holocaust had generated international support for the founding of Israel, increasing awareness of the Armenian genocide (brought on by terrorist acts) might help them gain an independent homeland. <br />