Assyrian–Kurdish clashes (1895–1900)

Assyrian–Kurdish Clashes (1895–1900)
Part of Assyrian–Kurdish conflict
Date1895–1900
Location
Hakkari region, Ottoman Empire (notably Çölemerik, Dize, Peyanis and Livin)
Belligerents
Assyrian Tribes (sometimes called nestorians) Kurdish Tribes
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Malik Yosip
Malik Ismail II
Malik Khoshaba (joined in 1900)		 Rashid Beg
Local Kurdish Tribal Leaders
Strength
5,000+ (In 1896) Unknown

The Assyrian-Kurdish Clashes (1895-1900) were clashes between the Assyrians and Kurds, during the Hamidian massacres (until 1897, when the massacres were stopped) and became more serious after the Kurds took 400 sheep from the Assyrians and killed two shepherds in 1896.

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