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I will review this. Give me time to go through all the sources and I will post my comments as I go. I know very little about this topic so please correct me if I get things wrong.

I will review this. Give me time to go through all the sources and I will post my comments as I go. I know very little about this topic so please correct me if I get things wrong.

I just want to say off the bat that I can’t access most of these sources to verify them. I will assume good faith and accuracy on most of them.

=== Lead/infobox ===

* Would it be possible to have a more contemporary image in the infobox, like a picture/map of the place from around the time? No problem if not.

* Is it possible to be more specific than “heavy” for the Ottoman casualties? Again, no issue if not.

* Rest seems good. Can’t access this sources so assuming this is accurate.

=== Lead/infobox ===

*{{green|At the start of the 20th century, the village had a population of only 1,000 people}} Remove only.

* Hanna Makdisi Amno becoming mayor in 1917 is irrelevant to the background when this takes place in 1915. Mentioning that Işo was mayor/leader is enough.

*{{green|Starting in May 1915, many Assyrian families from surrounding villages as well as some Armenians sought protection from massacres, as it became increasingly apparent that an attack was incoming. The conflict began as Kurdish tribes and other local Muslim militias began to raid and destroy small Assyrian villages throughout Tur Abdin throughout the summer of 1915. Most villages were unprepared and fell quickly to the Kurdish raiders into June and July.}} This is unreferenced.

*I have added a couple of wikilinks for you that may be helpful.

*{{green|As they armed themselves and put up a resistance}} Who? The Assyrians?

*{{green|By July, more than a thousand determined defenders had gathered in the village of Azakh.}} Remove determined.

*{{green|other members include}} include > included.

*{{green|The village of Azakh was first surrounded in mid-August.}} By who? The Ottomans?


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Nominator: Surayeproject3 (talk · contribs) 14:10, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: TheBritinator (talk · contribs) 12:52, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will review this. Give me time to go through all the sources and I will post my comments as I go. I know very little about this topic so please correct me if I get things wrong.

I just want to say off the bat that I can’t access most of these sources to verify them. I will assume good faith and accuracy on most of them.

  • Would it be possible to have a more contemporary image in the infobox, like a picture/map of the place from around the time? No problem if not.
  • Is it possible to be more specific than “heavy” for the Ottoman casualties? Again, no issue if not.
  • Rest seems good. Can’t access this sources so assuming this is accurate.
  • At the start of the 20th century, the village had a population of only 1,000 people Remove only.
  • Hanna Makdisi Amno becoming mayor in 1917 is irrelevant to the background when this takes place in 1915. Mentioning that Işo was mayor/leader is enough.
  • Starting in May 1915, many Assyrian families from surrounding villages as well as some Armenians sought protection from massacres, as it became increasingly apparent that an attack was incoming. The conflict began as Kurdish tribes and other local Muslim militias began to raid and destroy small Assyrian villages throughout Tur Abdin throughout the summer of 1915. Most villages were unprepared and fell quickly to the Kurdish raiders into June and July. This is unreferenced.
  • I have added a couple of wikilinks for you that may be helpful.
  • As they armed themselves and put up a resistance Who? The Assyrians?
  • By July, more than a thousand determined defenders had gathered in the village of Azakh. Remove determined.
  • other members include include > included.
  • The village of Azakh was first surrounded in mid-August. By who? The Ottomans?

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